Congressional Research Service

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  Who Pays the Bill for Terrorism?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2013

  Beyond the unfathomable evil perpetrated on April 15 in Boston—human losses that can never be measured—come the more mundane, quantifiable aspects of the mayhem of which the Tsarnaev brothers are suspected.

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  Think Sandy Was Devastating? Nuclear Attack a Real Risk, Experts Warn

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  Some security analysts are warning that what the Northeast experienced could be the merest taste of what all Americans can expect if action is not taken to prevent a full-blown assault on vital U.S. infrastructure.

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  Should Advisors Run for Office?

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  October 24, 2012

  FPA head Paul Auslander recently argued advisors should get more interested in public office. Why, though, has the interest been so modest to begin with?

• A Securities Transaction Tax Will Hurt Advisors and Clients

  By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute  |  October 4, 2012

  Yes, limiting market volatility and increasing government revenue are worthy goals, but legislation imposing a securities transaction tax is the wrong way to reach those goals.

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  How Much Do They Make? From Presidents to Privates, Then & Now

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  How much better off financially are today's presidents, Supreme Court justices and bankers?

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  U.S. Poverty Nearing Highest Rate Since 1965

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  Ahead of Census figures, analysts estimate that one in six people were poor in 2011, and they don't see the numbers improving soon.