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  The Anti-Reagan Enters His Second Term: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  President Barack Obama sought to have Reagan’s impact, but in the opposite direction, and today’s inaugural address signals just that.

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  Fiscal Cliff Deal: ‘A Missed Opportunity’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  While the fiscal cliff deal that was approved by the House and Senate on Jan. 1 was good news in that it sent the markets soaring and includes some changes that make financial planning easier, critics of the deal say that it fails to remedy the fiscal challenges that lie...

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  Social Security’s Old Forecasting Method Hides New Time Bomb, Researchers Say

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 8, 2013

  Two researchers argue that the Social Security Administration is using outdated methods to project longevity and therefore understates the system’s shortfall by two years.

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  Top 13 Regulatory Predictions for 2013

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 8, 2013

  Former SEC Commissioner Annette Nazareth, who’s now with Davis Polk & Wardwell, and her colleague Gabriel D. Rosenberg released in early January their list of 13 key regulatory predictions for this year.

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  Fiscal Cliff Law: Clients’ Taxes, What’s Next, and How to Plan

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  January 4, 2013

  All you need to know about the American Taxpayer Relief Act—both good and bad—and how it will affect your clients and their planning.

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  Fiscal Cliff – Bring It On: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  The issue is how Americans spend money, but rational analysis has been absent from our political discourse. Only pain will prompt appropriate aversion to consuming more than our resources allow.

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian to Assist Obama Administration

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2012

  PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian has been named chairman of President Obama's Global Development Council.

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  Gift Now or Not? Impact of Pease Limit on Charitable Deductions

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  December 18, 2012

  While many of your clients are left wondering if they should accelerate charitable giving into 2012 to ensure that they reap the benefits of the current deduction, others are looking ahead to an entirely different scenario.

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  Bill Gross: Fed Action Means ‘Money for Nothing’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 14, 2012

  PIMCO's Bill Gross says the latest round of stimulus will enable Treasury to issue debt for no cost.

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  Peter Schiff: The Myth of Higher Taxes Creating Higher Revenues

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  An uncharacteristically subdued Schiff argues against the "myth" that higher taxes will lead to higher revenues.