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The firm has added a Florida-based team with over $1 billion in client assets to its independent channel.

Mariner Wealth has jumped into the burgeoning space recently abandoned by LPL’s NestWise.

The world’s most profitable securities firm before the financial crisis said earnings were little changed as the bank cut costs in response to a 20% drop in revenue.

The passage last night by wide margins -- an 81-18 vote in the Democratic-led Senate, followed by a 285-144 vote in the Republican-controlled House -- allows the U.S. to avoid default and ends the shutdown that began Oct. 1 and has taken $24 billion out of the U.S. economy.

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After selecting an asset allocation for clients, locating assets where they are most tax-efficient is critical.

The agreement would end the 16-day-old government shutdown and extend U.S. borrowing authority, which lapses tomorrow. House Republicans today signaled that they will allow it to pass. The biggest remaining question is how quickly the agreement could become law. The first votes could be held as soon as today.