North Dakota

• MLPs Come into Sharp Focus

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  The young, tax-advantaged asset class of master limited partnerships, with its unique structure and method of return, has been picking up steam for the past several years.

• Steady Returns for a Wealth of Investment Strategies

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  June 27, 2012

  I’s been a year of contrasts in the U.S. energy business.

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  STOCK Act Doesn’t Bar Lawmakers From Trading on Their Knowledge

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 25, 2012

  Should lawmakers refrain from taking actions in their financial portfolios when they have information not yet known by the public?

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  Whitney on Dimon’s Testimony: ‘He’s the Antithesis of Blankfein’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2012

  “He charms,” Meredith Whitney said. “He’s incredible. He gave the senators a massage and they gave him a massage back.”

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  MetLife’s Landmark Unclaimed Property Settlement Could Approach $700 Million

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  April 24, 2012

  The MetLife Insurance Cos. multi-agency agreement on unpaid life and annuity policies and the reporting of unclaimed property is a landmark agreement, according to NAIC President and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty.

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  New Hire Roundup: Lynch Joins ByAllAccounts Board; Mariner Names Greiner CIO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Matt Lynch joined ByAllAccounts’ board of directors; William Greiner became CIO at Mariner Wealth Advisors and FactRight brought in Scott Smith and Chris Bove.

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  Fiduciary Standard Does Not Increase Costs, Study Says

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2012

  A study released in early March by two academics goes a long way in settling one of the stickier questions surrounding the fiduciary debate.

• Compelling Dynamics

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  March 26, 2012

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  Great Plains Financial Group Joins Securities America

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  February 24, 2012

  Securities America announced Thursday that Great Plains Financial Group has joined the La Vista, Neb.-based broker-dealer.

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  Energy Market Imbalance Could Transform Entire Industries

  By Jason Benowitz, CFA, Roosevelt Investments  |  January 13, 2012

  In the last five years, the spread between oil and gas prices has materially widened, which potentially has far-reaching effects across a value chain that touches industries including energy, utilities, chemicals and transportation, not to mention geopolitics.