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  NASAA Fires Off Warning as Crowdfunding Accelerates

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  With the number of crowdfunding Internet domains jumping from 900 to 8,800 since the beginning of the year, NASAA sees big potential for abuse.

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  SEC, NASAA to Small Businesses: Hold Off on Crowdfunding

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  State regulators warned small businesses that they should wait until the SEC has finalized its crowdfunding rules before offering shares in their ventures for public sale.

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  States Ready to Chip in to Boost Economic Recovery

  By Jack Herstein, NASAA  |  December 2, 2011

  All eyes are on the lingering effects of the 2008 financial meltdown, and federal policymakers are understandably anxious to find a formula that will revive the national economy and help bring unemployment levels down. The states are ready to help.

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  FINRA Releases Social Media, Smartphone Regs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 19, 2011

  FINRA has provided guidance to brokerage firms about social media and the use of personal devices for business communications, and the news has the finance world buzzing about how FINRA’s new rules will affect the brokerage industry.