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• REITs: Building Attractive Growth

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  February 22, 2013

  We see a lot to like here, and while we say that about several of the agency REITs, Capstead Mortgage (CMO) has moved a bit higher on our near-term favorites list.

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  Bachus, McCarthy Introduce SRO Redraft

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus reintroduced on Wednesday his draft bill calling for an SRO for advisors—one week after industry sources told AdvisorOne that an SRO bill was imminent.

• Post-Election Estate Tax Fix?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  Tax issues will figure prominently in the goings-on in Washington this presidential election year, with the consensus among tax specialists being that Congress is most likely to address the estate tax when it decides late this year whether to extend the Bush tax cuts.

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  Senate Bill Threatens Life of Stretch IRAs

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 21, 2012

  Industry trade groups are up in arms over a provision in a Senate highway bill that would reduce the value of inherited IRAs, commonly referred to as stretch IRAs, and are determined to have it removed.

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  Estate Tax Limbo Likely to End This Year

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2012

  The consensus among tax specialists is that Congress is most likely to address the estate tax when it decides late this year whether to extend the Bush tax cuts.

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  Fiduciary Duty Rule: A Status Report One Year Later

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  January 21 marks the one-year anniversary of the SEC handing over to Congress its report under Section 913 of Dodd-Frank recommending that brokers adhere to a fiduciary duty.

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  DOL to Repropose Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2011

  Bowing to pressure from members of Congress, industry groups, and the public, the Department of Labor’s EBSA said on Monday that it would repropose its controversial rule amending the definition of fiduciary under ERISA.