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  FPA Names Branham New President-Elect for 2012

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  The Financial Planning Association elected Michael Branham as its 2012 FPA president-elect.

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  Is Domestic Asset Protection Still Viable After Mortensen?

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  October 30, 2011

  Asset-protection planning using Domestic Asset Protection Trusts just got a whole lot riskier after the Bankruptcy Court decision in Battley v. Mortensen.

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  Top 10 Best States for Workers in Retirement Plans

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  In these states, more workers in 2010 participated in a retirement plan.

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  NAACP, Partners Launch Financial Education Program

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2011

  The NAACP announced Friday that, with partners that include Wells Fargo, the National Foundation on Credit Counseling, and the Financial Planning Association, it is launching the Financial Freedom Center Satellite program.

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  Winning and Losing States of America

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2011

  The economic laboratories at work in the 50 states have produced disparate results according to new government data, and experts say the success of states like North Dakota and Utah and poor performance of Michigan and Nevada have national implications.

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  News Analysis: Are We in a Recession?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2011

  Consumer confidence plunged to two-year lows in August, stoking predictions and outright declarations that the economy has slipped into recession. The latest Consumer Confidence Index reading of 44.5 is lower than the 53.9 average for the 2007-2009 recession.

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  Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: Equal to Their Offshore Brethren?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  July 19, 2011

  If you use a domestic asset protection trust, is it likely to to stand up to creditors’ battle tactics?

• States Move to Tap Into Shale Deposit; Environmentalists Balk

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  States consider following Pennsylvania's lead in allowing drilling in to huge shale deposits to extract fuel.