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  Senate Introduces Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  Senators on Wednesday introduced a bill to allow workers in retirement plans to receive an annual statement of how their lump-sum savings translate into a lifetime stream of monthly income.

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  SEC Enforcement: Broker Busted for Lying to Investigators

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2013

  Among recent enforcement actions by the SEC were charges against a Florida-based stock promoter for lying to SEC investigators and suspension of trade of 61 shell companies to preclude fraud.

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  Predicting an Independent Future; Shining at Client Negotiation: June Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 29, 2013

  The June issue of Research magazine covers territory ranging from the future of the independent advisory space to why annuities are so popular in Chile.

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  Financial Planning: Art or Science?

  By Michael Finke  |  May 28, 2013

  Good financial planning, like intelligent art, requires an understanding of science.

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  New Hire Roundup: Marcus Goes to Genworth

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  This week in new hires, Joel Marcus joined Genworth Wealth Management and Direxion brought in Patrick Rudnick as CFO.

• SEC Acts to Halt JOBS Act Scam

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  The SEC on Thursday announced fraud charges against a Spokane Valley, Wash., company and its owner for misleading investors with claims it was raising billions in investment capital under the JOBS Act—before the law's rules are even finished.

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  Top 10 Winners of Best Wealth Manager Logos Poll

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  With 2,051 votes tallied, readers have selected the 10 Best Wealth Manager Logos out of the 25 finalists.

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  New Hire Roundup: Focus Financial Adds Five

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  This week in new hires, Focus Financial announced five new hires, JHS Capital welcomed Mark Palsson, and Eric Falkeis became president and COO of Direxion.

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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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  Securities America Recruited Production Jumps More Than 300% in ’12

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2013

  This includes the recent addition of two groups with a total of roughly 160 financial advisors.