Associated Press

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  Freddie Mac CEO and 3 Chairmen to Resign

  By Derek Kravitz, Associated Press  |  October 27, 2011

  Freddie Mac CEO Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman Jr. will resign within the next year, according to the government regulator that oversees the mortgage giant.

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  CBO Report: Wealthiest Americans’ Income Growth Outpaces Middle Class

  By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press  |  October 27, 2011

  The CBO reports that the richest 1% of Americans have been getting far richer over the last three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax household income crawl up in comparison.

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  Occupy Wall Street Turns One Month Old, Goes Global

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 17, 2011

  President Obama has spoken sympathetically of the leaderless protest movement, Republican candidates have criticized it, Paul Krugman speaks of the group's positive potential while rioters in Rome attest to its destructive potential...

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  Senate Approves Deal on Spending, Averts Shutdown

  By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent  |  September 26, 2011

  Ending weeks of political brinkmanship, Congress finessed a dispute over disaster aid Monday night and advanced legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown only days away.

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  Ohio Woman Has Same Bank Account for 99 Years

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2011

  White-haired woman with a chuckle in her voice still has original blue passbook.

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  SEC’s Schapiro: ‘Flash Crash’ Lessons, One Year Later

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2011

  SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro spoke to attendees at the Investment Company Institute's General Membership Meeting in Washington on Friday, the first anniversary of the so-called stock market "flash crash."

• (W)reckoning Day

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2011

  Advisors have the unique ability to explain macro events to the micro client in a way they can easily understand.

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  Want Clients and Potential Clients to Save More for Retirement? Educate Them

  By Liz Davidson, Financial Finesse  |  April 26, 2011

  More education of retirement plan participants leads to higher deferral rates. That’s good for the worker, the country and advisors.

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  Bernanke Says Dodd-Frank Will Help Small Banks

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2011

  Fed Chairman to hold four news conferences each year.

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  Moody’s Downgrades Spanish Banks

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 24, 2011

  Ratings agency acted two weeks after downgrading Spanish government debt.