North Carolina

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  The End of Growth?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  While Americans may regard a rising standard of living as their birthright, a provocative new academic paper suggests economic growth may be a thing of the past.

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  Obama Has Mixed Record on Nonprofits, Report Says

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  September 4, 2012

  As President Obama arrives in Charlotte, N.C., to accept his party’s nomination for a second term, the charitable giving community—like so many of the president’s early supporters—is ambivalent about his record.

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  ArchiveSocial Offers ‘Authentic’ Social Media Archiving

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  ArchiveSocial, a Raleigh, N.C.-based social media archiver, emerged from its pilot program with a mind to “authentically capture” businesses’ social media activity and keep them compliant.

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  15 Best Small Cities for Successful Aging

  By Gil Weinreich and Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  The Milken Institute study looked at 259 small U.S. metropolitan regions and ranked each based on 78 variables.

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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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  Collectible Books: Not Just for Reading

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  August 20, 2012

  Certain types of manuscripts and texts are commanding top dollar as nostalgia and electronic books gain influence with buyers.

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  Dodd-Frank Should Not Be Repealed: House Hearing Consensus

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 10, 2012

  While they had many complaints about the Dodd-Frank Act, all of the financial services representatives testifying at a House Financial Services hearing stopped short of saying the law needs to be repealed.

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  LPL, Baird Stage Major Volunteer Projects

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  Raymond James plans a large community-focused effort for August.

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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: Casares Joins Genworth; Stratos Adds Three

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2012

  This week in new hires, Rico Casares joined Genworth Wealth Management, and Stratos Wealth Partners welcomed three advisors to two new offices.