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  Payroll Tax Cut Votes Reveal Washington's Political Fault Lines

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  Congress will likely pass some form of a payroll tax cut before 2011 is out, but the process is a painful one that shows just how divided Democrats and Republicans remain—and where the fault lines lie.

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  Best & Worst 529 Plans: Morningstar

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 17, 2011

  Many parents of the country’s best and brightest soured on the 529 story after 2008. But the plans are making a comeback, and Morningstar helpfully points to the best, as well as those still in need of work.

• Voters Send Mixed Messages on Financial Matters

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  Voters across the nation on Tuesday passed judgment on a variety of financial measures from labor laws to alcohol sales to sales taxes. The results offered no clear-cut consensus.

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  A Holiday From Histrionics

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 26, 2011

  McGraw-Hill, parent to Standard & Poor’s, announced on Monday that it received a Wells notice from the SEC related to S&P’s rating of a collateralized debt obligation from 2007 (yes, 2007).

• 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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  New Hire Roundup: Kiley to Lead Security Benefit; SNR Denton Welcomes Samlin; Edelman Recruits Bottazzi

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2011

  This week in new hires, Michael Kiley was named to become CEO of Security Benefit Corp.; Scott Samlin went to SNR Denton; Edelman Financial Services recruited Joe Bottazzi from outside the industry and Reliance Trust named Robert F. Cook to head its church and nonprofit division.