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  SEC, FINRA, DOL Enforcement Roundup: Investing Website Exposed as $600M Scam

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

  A CEO who fed inside tips to a pro baseball player and an investment website running a $600 million Ponzi scheme were among those charged by the SEC recently.

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  New Hire Roundup: Rogers, Wolf Move Up at Gemini

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2012

  This week in new hires, Andrew Rogers and Kevin Wolf moved up in the management ranks at Gemini; John Sullivan went to Dynasty Financial Partners; and Jonathan Bergman joined TAG Associates.

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  Top 25 ‘Heroic’ U.S. Companies That Invest in U.S.

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2012

  The Progressive Policy Institute released its list of companies that are “betting on America” by making significant domestic capital expenditures.

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  New Hire Roundup: Putnam Adds Three; Wagner Retires From BlackRock, Joins Board

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  This week in new hires, David Scheetz, Edward Deeds and James Axford joined Putnam Investments; and Susan Wagner retired as vice chairwoman of BlackRock and was named to its board.

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  New Hire Roundup: Kapoor Rises at Morningstar; Chilton Trust Gains Approval

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2012

  This week in new hires, Morningstar promoted Kunal Kapoor; Chilton Trust was approved by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation; and Duff & Phelps announced a new independent broker-dealer due diligence practice.

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  Fee-Only Planners May Be Aging World’s Best Hope

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2012

  ‘Shock of Gray’ author Ted Fishman tells NAPFA conference that fee-only planners are ideally suited to prepare people for the cold realities of global trends in an aging world.

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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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  Raymond James Recruits $2.7 Million Advisor Team

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 28, 2012

  Raymond James added a $2.7 million team to its ranks, the broker-dealer announced Tuesday.

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  Top 10 Dumbest States for Financial IQ

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian and Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 14, 2011

  A study by the nonpartisan EBRI shows the difference in financial literacy and behavior for each state and Washington, D.C. To determine which states had the lowest financial IQ, AdvisorOne added each states’ ranking in the two categories and, like golf, the highest scores lost.

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  Democrats Propose to Extend, Expand Payroll Tax Cut; Republicans Scoff

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  Senate Democrats on Monday urged Congress to extend the tax cuts now in place for employers and employees, but Republicans countered that the tax holiday should end because it isn’t stimulating the economy.