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  Top 10 Most Expensive States for Long-Term Care: 2013

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Will you or one of your clients be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.

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  Taxes and the States: Which Take the Biggest Bites?

  By Mike Patton  |  April 1, 2013

  Governments are always looking to tax, and in these states, you can expect to find steep taxes on wireless services, lottery winnings, property and more.

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  Best and Worst States for Savings Accounts

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 29, 2013

  Surprisingly, states with high unemployment and dire fiscal situations fared well.

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  IBM Draws Senate Heat for 401(k) Changes

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  At issue is the business giant’s decision to match in a lump sum at the end of the year, rather than matching on a biweekly basis.

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  Lew Has Work Cut Out for Him as Treasury Head

  By Martin Crustsinger, AP Economic writer  |  February 28, 2013

  Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running.

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  Top 5 Retirement Issues

  By Editorial Staff  |  February 25, 2013

  Investment Advisor talked to several of the main players on the retirement stage to get their thoughts on the big challenges of modern retirement.

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  Top 10 Most Regressive Tax States

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 5, 2013

  In the states whose tax systems most favor high earners, low-income families pay up to six times as high a share of their income as the wealthiest families, according to a report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

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  SEC Names Acting, Deputy Directors of Enforcement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  The SEC announced Thursday that George Canellos has been named acting director, and that David Bergers, director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, has been named acting deputy director.

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  New Hire Roundup: Commonwealth’s Tedesco Honored

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  This week in new hires,Commonwealth Financial tech guru Darren Tedesco was named to the 2013 Premier 100 IT Leaders list; Todd Scharf was named CTO by the SEC; and more.

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  State Debt Burden Barely Moved by Deficit Cuts: Report

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  State budget gaps have shrunk by half compared to the previous year, yet the mountain of debt burdening the states has barely budged—indicating a systemic crisis fueled by unfunded liabilities.