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  Why Entrepreneurs Love Dallas and Hate L.A.

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  A survey conducted by Thumbtack, a website that helps consumers get bids from local handymen, yoga instructors and even financial advisors, provides data from local entrepreneurs themselves.

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  10 Worst Tax States for Small Business

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2012

  “All taxes matter, whether imposed at the federal, state or local level of government,” says SBE Chief Economist Raymond Keating in his introduction to the 2012 small business tax report.

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  New Hire Roundup: Solomon Named to SEC; Securities America Welcomes Lindsey

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2012

  This week in new hires, Matthew Solomon joined the SEC's enforcement division and John Lindsey went to Securities America.

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  Smart Tax Planning Now: 22 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2012—Final Update

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2012

  AdvisorOne's annual monthlong special report providing a calendar of practical advice and strategic insights on a host of tax planning topics for advisors and their clients.

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  10 Tax Tips for Advisors in 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  January 6, 2012

  James Duggan, founder and principal attorney at Duggan Bertsch in Chicago, a business, tax, estate and wealth planning law firm, offers a checklist of items that tax advisors can keep in mind as they review the particular needs of their clients this year.

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  Regulatory Oversight of Investment Advisors

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  Although the regulatory environment is in a state of flux, it is imperative that RIAs adhere to their compliance obligations. To ensure compliance, RIAs and IARs must fully understand what those obligations are.

• Fading Superpowers

  By Alexei Bayer  |  September 29, 2011

  After the Cold War’s end, the paths of the two former enemies should have diverged dramatically. No longer locked in a nuclear rivalry known as Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD for short, each should have been going its own way: the United States to enjoy the fruits of victory and...

• Nonprofits Brighten Employment Picture: Johns Hopkins Research

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  September 6, 2011

  With President Barack Obama set to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday about the state of nation’s economy and the dismal employment picture, new data released Friday show that nonprofit employers actually added jobs during the worst part of the recent recession.

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  States Get $185 Million to Build Insurance Exchanges

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2011

  HHS awarded $185 million to 13 states and the District of Columbia to help them build Affordable Insurance Exchanges—one stop marketplaces that let consumers pick a private health plan that mirrors choices offered to Congress.