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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.

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  Precious Metals and Taxes: What to Expect With Transactions

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 27, 2013

  The experts at Tax Facts Online on how sales of precious metals are taxed.

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  Congress’ Next Slugfest: Debt Ceiling, 3 Battling Budgets

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Now that the government is funded through September, Congress must tackle the debt ceiling and three separate budgets, says Andy Friedman of The Washington Update.

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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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  Finding Income in Today’s World: Reverse Convertibles

  By Mike Patton  |  February 11, 2013

  In a zero-interest rate environment, using this strategy can provide monthly income.