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  New Hire Roundup: Harris Returns to Davis Polk; Citi Private Bank Welcomes Mohammed

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2012

  This week in new hires, Davis Polk welcomed back Kim Harris and Nevada Mohammed joined Citi Private Bank’s Vancouver office.

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  Shakespeare Nails the Supercommittee: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 22, 2011

  Of the whole sorry saga, from the debt-ceiling deadline to the supercommittee deficit impasse, Shakespeare seemed to say of our national economic life that it is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

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  FSI Members Storm Congress to Lobby for Advisor SRO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  Advisors and broker-dealer representatives descended on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge about 260 members of Congress to support Rep. Spencer Bachus’ draft legislation calling for one or more SROs to oversee investment advisors.

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  Obama Chides Congress as He Urges Passage of Jobs Act

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  Signaling his exasperation with a lack of congressional action in aiding the U.S. economy, President Obama gave a strongly delivered speech Thursday that laid out his vision for the American Jobs Act, a $447 billion plan.

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  World on U.S. Debt Default: ‘Frightening,’ ‘Huge Panic Globally’

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  June 8, 2011

  As wrangling in the U.S. Congress continues over the debt ceiling, with Republicans insisting that a taste of default could force the White House to cut spending, the rest of the world looks on in growing horror at the prospect.

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  Parsing Bernanke: First Trust’s Brian Wesbury on How Fed Chief’s Words Translate to Action—Weekend Interview

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  April 29, 2011

  If you want insight into what Ben Bernanke really means behind the carefully crafted politico-speak, talk to Brian Wesbury. He says that the Fed will begin raising rates ‘early in 2012.’

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  Earnings, Housing, Taxes and Oil—Advisor Briefing for the Week of April 18, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2011

  Earnings season is in full swing and we get readings on the housing market as many watch oil prices.

• Kids ‘Clueless’ About Family Budgets and Charitable Giving, Poll Finds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2010

  Holidays are a good time to teach lessons in finance, philanthropy, says Northwestern Mutual

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  Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Talk Taxes and Philanthropy

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  November 30, 2010

  Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Tom Steyer tell Christiane Amanpour why the prospect of higher taxes aren't so bad.

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  Inside the Beltway: Ruminations of a Simple Guy From Kansas...in DC

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  September 14, 2010

  So what's been going on in DC? Since the economic crisis of 2008, the IAA has been up to our neck in the "reg reform" debate on Capitol Hill. Last year, I had the p