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  Premium Care: Why Specialty Insurance Carriers Make Sense

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  April 29, 2013

  When the financial crisis hit, consumers trying to cut expenses turned to cheaper homeowner’s policies from standard carriers. However, when Hurricane Sandy arrived, some who lost homes and possessions found that economizing might have been penny wise but pound foolish.

• Has Your Profession Left You?

  By Gil Weinreich  |  April 29, 2013

  A high school teacher in Syracuse, N.Y., recently gained notoriety when he posted his resignation on his Facebook page. Jerry Conti’s lamentation about education—“I am not leaving my profession, in truth, it has left me”—immediately went viral.

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  8 Most & Least Bullish Big Cities

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  April 22, 2013

  Investors around the country see the economic picture looking brighter. But how much brighter depends, in part, on where they live.

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  Happy Tax Freedom Day!

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2013

  With a William Wallace-style cry of “Freedom!” millions of taxpayers will today reach a milestone.

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  Trader Caught in Apple Stock Scam

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged a former employee at a Connecticut-based brokerage firm with placing unauthorized orders to buy nearly $1 billion in Apple stock, ultimately causing the firm to cease operations.

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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.

• Bonuses Up 8%: Report

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  Wall Street bonuses should be up about 8% this season and total $20 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. But experts caution that this increase doesn’t necessarily translate into much these days for advisors.

• 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.

• Fluid Performance

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  April 1, 2013

  Profits and dividends keep streaming from water company stocks.

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  HighTower, UBS Veteran Join in New York Partnership

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  MK Wealth Management’s principal, Mark Kravietz, is a longtime veteran of the financial services sector, most recently at UBS Financial Services.