Alabama

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  Top 10 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2013

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  Will you or your client be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.

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  The Disclosure Paradox: How Much Information Is Too Much?

  By Michael Finke  |  April 1, 2013

  Too much information can be as harmful to retirement plan decisions as too little.

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  Congress Gets Ready to Tackle Tax Reform, Budget

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Congress is abuzz with activity this week as lawmakers start overhauling the tax code and plan to finish a continuing resolution to fund the government.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: 31 NFL Players Bilked by Broker’s Casino Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2013

  FINRA and the SEC recently acted on issues that included the fleecing of 31 NFL players via high-risk casino securities and a rep who conducted a Ponzi scheme under his firm’s nose.

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  Lew Has Work Cut Out for Him as Treasury Head

  By Martin Crustsinger, AP Economic writer  |  February 28, 2013

  Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running.

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  TD’s Schweiss Keeps Tabs on Hot-Button Regulatory Issues

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  Far from “dying on the vine,” the SEC fiduciary issue will remain in play, TD's Skip Schweiss says.

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  Top 10 Most Regressive Tax States

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 5, 2013

  In the states whose tax systems most favor high earners, low-income families pay up to six times as high a share of their income as the wealthiest families, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

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  Condoleezza Rice: Russia Really Just a Large Oil, Gas Syndicate

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2013

  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received a warm welcome from a receptive audience at TD Ameritrade Institutional’s annual conference.

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  Fiscal Cliff Deal: ‘A Missed Opportunity’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  While the fiscal cliff deal that was approved by the House and Senate on Jan. 1 was good news in that it sent the markets soaring and includes some changes that make financial planning easier, critics of the deal say that it fails to remedy the fiscal challenges that lie...

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  Top 10 States With Most & Fewest Millionaires

  By Michael S. Fischer, AdvisorOne  |  January 7, 2013

  Rankings by Phoenix Global Wealth Monitor show some surprising findings on which states have the most millionaires.