Hawaii

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  Top 10 Most Expensive States for Long-Term Care: 2013

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Will you or one of your clients be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.

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  Taxes and the States: Which Take the Biggest Bites?

  By Mike Patton  |  April 1, 2013

  Governments are always looking to tax, and in these states, you can expect to find steep taxes on wireless services, lottery winnings, property and more.

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  Bill Gross ‘Stamps’ His Approval on $2 Million Auction

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Bill Gross and his wife, Sue, will auction pieces of their stamp collection in April with the proceeds going to charity.

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  Gas and Cigarettes: The Tax Sticks That Keep On Hittin’

  By Mike Patton  |  March 25, 2013

  A look at how federal and state taxes hit car owners and smokers: are they meant to change behavior or just raise revenue?

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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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  House Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill, Averting Plunge—for Now

  By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press  |  January 2, 2013

  House passes Senate bill, 257-167, shortly before midnight, sending legislation to President Barack Obama to sign.

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  Fiscal Cliff – Bring It On: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  The issue is how Americans spend money, but rational analysis has been absent from our political discourse. Only pain will prompt appropriate aversion to consuming more than our resources allow.

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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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  On J.P. Morgan Call, Optimism Reigns on Election, Fiscal Cliff

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  Speakers see room for optimism on changes in Congress, possible tax reforms.

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  After Obama Victory, How the New Government Is Shaping Up for Advisors: Updated

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  Some notable newcomers—Elizabeth Warren, for one—join Congress, which remains divided between the two parties as fiscal cliff, tax issues come to fore of national agenda. FPA and FSI's leaders and lobbyists weigh in on what's next.