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  NARAB II Bill Clears Senate Banking Committee

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa  |  June 11, 2013

  The bill would establish the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, a nonprofit, independent board to provide a mechanism for multistate licensing for insurance producers

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  Securities America Adds 6 Financial Affiliates With $3.75B in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  The credit unions and banks include 15 financial advisors and are located in the Midwest, West and Northeast.

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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.

• On the Road to Independence

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 1, 2013

  The dream of energy independence for the United States of America is fast becoming a reality.

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  Securities America Recruited Production Jumps More Than 300% in ’12

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2013

  This includes the recent addition of two groups with a total of roughly 160 financial advisors.

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  9 Ways to Close the Deal

  By David Port  |  March 1, 2013

  Call it fulfilling your fiduciary responsibility or call it selling an idea — your success as an advisor depends on your ability to convince people to act on your advice. Check out these nine battle-tested tactics.

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  Securities America Names Assistant of the Year

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2013

  The independent broker-dealer picks Robin Claypool of L&M Financial Rochester, N.Y.

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  Top 10 Mega-Wealthy Donors in 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 11, 2013

  The donors on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 2013 Philanthropy 50 committed a total of $7.4 billion to charity in 2012. Three of the top five philanthropists were couples under 40.

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  NCPERS Head Cries Foul Over Pew Pension Survey

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2013

  Organization calls the report’s findings about the health of municipal pension plans “distorted and outdated.”

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Shareholder Suit Against UBS Reinstated

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 10, 2013

  In recent enforcement news, an appeals court reinstated a suit against UBS subsidiaries by two Puerto Rico-based pension funds over a $757 million bond purchase.