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  Freddie Mac Sues Big Banks Over LIBOR

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  Government-owned Freddie Mac accuses the banks, including Bank of America, of acting collectively to hold down the U.S. dollar LIBOR.

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  TD Ameritrade Grabs Ex-LPL Recruiter

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 19, 2013

  Scott Collins will lead recruiting of hybrid and fee-only RIAs. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo says it has added 27 advisors this year, and Morgan Stanley brings in three from UBS.

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  7 Key Tax Protests That Shook America

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Resisters have tried violence and politics, but the taxes keep rolling on.

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  As Dually Registered Advisors’ Assets Grow, SEC Zeros In

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  Just as the SEC beefs up its oversight of dually registered advisors, new research from Cerulli Associates finds the dually registered channel is one of the fastest growing.

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  Women and Taxes: Tax Season Gender Gap?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  Now that the fiscal cliff deal is a reality, women—whether young, in mid-career or retirement age—can expect to see a few tax rules that will affect them especially.

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  SEC to Launch Sweeps of Funds’ Distribution Fees, Alternative Mutual Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2013

  The SEC will begin next week an exam sweep of mutual funds' distribution fees, Andrew Bowden of the SEC's inspection office said Friday.

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  SRO Is Key to Boosting Advisor Exams: Former SEC Chief Pitt

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2013

  The SEC “can’t handle” examining advisors, Harvey Pitt said at the Investment Adviser Association conference.

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  Obama on Sequester: ‘No Smart Way’ to Cut $85 Billion in 7 Months

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  Meanwhile, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the cuts would cause a 0.6 percentage-point drag on growth this year, and Speaker Boehner said senators should "get off their ass" and pass a replacement.

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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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  Wanted: Smart Strategies for Wealthy’s Steeper Tax Landscape

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  February 22, 2013

  Not since Jimmy Carter’s presidency have the very well-off been subject to such high tax liability. The increases are permanent.