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  Gas and Cigarettes: The Tax Sticks That Keep On Hittin’

  By Mike Patton  |  March 25, 2013

  A look at how federal and state taxes hit car owners and smokers: are they meant to change behavior or just raise revenue?

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  Fed Holds Rates, QE in Place as Congress Holds Budget Hostage

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  In its efforts to prop up the economy by keeping interest rates down, the Fed will keep buying $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities.

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  TD Ameritrade Grabs Ex-LPL Recruiter

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Scott Collins will lead recruiting of hybrid and fee-only RIAs. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo says it has added 27 advisors this year, and Morgan Stanley brings in three from UBS.

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  Bonus Season’s Cash Payouts ‘De Minimis,’ Expert Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 5, 2013

  The latest figures don’t make an ugly picture for Wall Street employees any prettier.

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  12 Non-U.S. Investors Who Pledged Half Their Wealth to Charity

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 25, 2013

  Billionaire families from eight countries have joined the Giving Pledge started in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

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  Scared Stockless: How Advisors Calm Jittery Clients

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  February 22, 2013

  Despite the run-up in the market, client enthusiasm for equities has evaporated since the crisis in 2008, with stock ownership at its lowest point since 1998.

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  Are Retainers the Future of Advisor Comp? Lon Dolber Thinks So

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  February 20, 2013

  American Portfolios already measures individual advisor performance, but founder and CEO Dolber thinks the logical next step for all involved is retainers.

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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 Most Regressive Tax States

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 5, 2013

  In the states whose tax systems most favor high earners, low-income families pay up to six times as high a share of their income as the wealthiest families, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

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  Armory Antiques Show Lures Collectors

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  New collectors are often surprised at the lengthy process involved in appraising and protecting antiques, says Kathleen Tierney of Chubb Personal Insurance.