Arkansas

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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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  Loss of Tax-Exempt Status Could Hurt Banks With Muni Exposure

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 14, 2012

  Meredith Whitney’s warnings about a wave of bankruptcies two years ago didn’t kill munis, but will ending their tax-exempt status push these securities over the fiscal cliff?

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  11 Senators Unite on Resolution to Protect Retirement Tax Incentives

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  With fiscal cliff negotiations putting tax incentives for retirement savings potentially on the chopping block, 11 senators have voiced their support for the employer-based retirement system by joining forces on a Sense of the Congress resolution.

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  New Hire Roundup: Mullis Joins Securities America; BlackRock’s New Strategist

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

  This week in new hires, Michael Mullis became a registered rep with Securities America; BlackRock named Russ Koesterich its new chief investment strategist; and Michael Davis left EBSA for Prudential.

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  Recruiting Roundup: Wells Adds 31 FAs With $3.5 Billion

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  LPL, Raymond James and Securities America also grab reps from rivals.

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  Enforcement Actions Against Advisors Nearly Doubled: NASAA

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  Prison time resulting from state-initiated actions rose from the year before, and the number of advisors and BDs removed or barred from the industry spiked as well, according to NASAA’s annual enforcement report.

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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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  Rule 506’s Lifting of Ban on Private Offering Advertising Will Create ‘Chaos’: Industry Groups

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  Heath Abshure, president of NASAA, was among those urging the SEC to withdraw the JOBS Act rule, saying “investors should and will flee from the market" without adequate protection.

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  NASAA Names Abshure as President

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  A. Heath Abshure, Arkansas securities commissioner, began Tuesday a one-year term as president of NASAA, replacing Jack Herstein.

• Q2 ’12 Wealth Profits Top Year-Ago Results

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

  Bank of America-Merrill Lynch reported profits of $2.5 billion for second-quarter 2012, or 19 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates of 14 cents.