Kansas

• The Secrets to Advisor Success

  By Angie Herbers  |  June 26, 2012

  The biggest challenge to an advisor’s success is simply learning to live with it.

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  IRS Guides Foundations in Making Investments

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 11, 2012

  The Treasury is giving private foundations that use program-related investments in the form of loans or capital investments a helping hand in deciding whether their investments qualify for beneficial tax treatment.

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  Commonwealth Adds Three Kansas Firms to Fold With $375 M in Assets

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 7, 2012

  Commonwealth Financial Network announced Tuesday that it has added three independent financial services firms located in Overland Park, Kan.

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  The Shale Gas Rush

  By Gerald Burstyn  |  May 24, 2012

  With all of this new economic activity comes investing opportunity. And there is more than one way to play the market.

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  John Bogle: The 2012 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2012

  There’s something reassuring about John Bogle’s passion and the fact that it hasn’t waned with age.

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  Top 10 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2012

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2012

  With costs for care rising at a rapid pace for assisted living facilities and private rooms in nursing homes, it’s more important than ever to know which states are the most affordable when planning retirement.

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  New Hire Roundup: Lynch Joins ByAllAccounts Board; Mariner Names Greiner CIO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Matt Lynch joined ByAllAccounts’ board of directors; William Greiner became CIO at Mariner Wealth Advisors and FactRight brought in Scott Smith and Chris Bove.

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  10 Best Cities for Jobs in Financial Services

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2012

  According to a report by Accounting Principals, a job placement agency for financial and accounting professionals, smaller markets are proving to provide big opportunities for job hunters.

• Post-Election Estate Tax Fix?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  Tax issues will figure prominently in the goings-on in Washington this presidential election year, with the consensus among tax specialists being that Congress is most likely to address the estate tax when it decides late this year whether to extend the Bush tax cuts.

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  Dodd-Frank Imperfect, but ‘We’re Still Better Off’ Because of It: Sheila Bair

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2012

  Speaking at TD Ameritrade Institutional conference, former FDIC chair gets warm reception from advisors, and urges no change to Dodd-Frank's "too big to fail" changes.