Alaska

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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.

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  Edward Jones Hires 300 Military Veterans for Advisor Positions

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2012

  "Hiring military veterans is a part of the Edward Jones culture and heritage and not simply viewed as a corporate initiative," says managing partner Jim Weddle.

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  Best and Worst 529 College Plans for 2012: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  What’s striking this year is the big pool of winners, a reflection of the improvement in the 529 industry since it hit bottom in 2008—and seven of the 27 medalists are advisor-sold.

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  U.K. Lawmakers Call for Arctic Drilling Moratorium

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  A body of British lawmakers says there is inadequate cleanup infrastructure in place in case of a spill.

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  15 Best Small Cities for Successful Aging

  By Gil Weinreich and Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  The Milken Institute study looked at 259 small U.S. metropolitan regions and ranked each based on 78 variables.

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  10 Best Tax States for Small Business

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  Looking for the best tax states for a business start-up? The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council releases its business tax index for 2012.

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  Top 10 Most Expensive States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2012

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  Those anticipating a need for LTC might want to steer clear of these states if they want to keep costs down.

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  5 Problems With Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  March 29, 2012

  DAPTs are seen by some as a more palatable alternative than offshore structures with a similar purpose, but estate planning experts question whether this is the case.

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  Wave of New Bank Failures Predicted

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2012

  An analysis of the nation’s FDIC-insured banks has identified 758 banks at risk of failure over the next two years, while administrative innovation at the FDIC should result in the orderly failure of larger banks previously thought too big to fail.

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  Top 10 Smartest States for Financial IQ

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian and Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2011

  A study by the nonpartisan EBRI shows the difference in financial literacy and behavior for each state. To determine which states had the highest financial IQ, AdvisorOne added each states’ ranking in the two categories and, like golf, the lower scores won.