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Registered Rep. February 7, 2006 John Churchill	For Brokers, Leaving Just Got Easier H&R Block Financial Advisors recently lost an appeal to stop three departing brokers from soliciting or contacting their clients. For reps around the country, the ruling means that moving your book could get a lot easier.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: H&R Block Unloads Subprime Business H&R Block is up nearly 4% today, simply for selling its subprime mortgage business, Option One Mortgage.
Registered Rep. August 13, 2008 Halah Touryalai	Ameriprise Buys H&R Block Reps Ameriprise Financial is 900 advisors stronger after it purchased H&R Block Financial Advisors for $315 million in cash.
Registered Rep. June 2, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Vermont Judge Rules Against a Merrill TRO A federal judge in Vermont has ruled against Merrill Lynch's attempt to prevent two former brokers from contacting clients they held while at the firm.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 April Taylor	H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know H&R Block shares are down 11.5% in trading today, with more than three times the volume of an average day.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Option Weighs Down H&R Block H&R Block's misguided venture into the subprime mortgage business cost the company almost $1 billion last year, and selling off the unit is proving difficult.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Richard Gibbons	One Cheap Stock The shares seem unreasonably cheap, despite major challenges for the company. H&R Block's price presents investors with the opportunity to buy into a great company at a discount to intrinsic value.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	H&R Block Upbeat Despite Third-Quarter Losses Despite a net loss, the company has lots of positive things to look forward to.
Registered Rep. September 14, 2005 John Churchill	H&R Block On a Recruiting Spree The firm known primarily for its tax preparation services is ramping up its financial advisory force.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	H&R Block Party? With competitive pressure building, H&R's not celebrating yet.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Anders Bylund	H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of financial services veteran H&R Block are plunging today like a scandalous neckline, dipping more than 10% from last night's closing in intraday trading.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Alyce Lomax	H&R Chopping Block H&R Block's shares have crumbled to a 52-week low this week. The company is standing by its financial guidance for the coming year, though it's already admitting to slow customer traffic. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Namita Devidayal	True to Form H&R Block's ubiquity in tax-preparation has pigeon-holed the firm and hampered its efforts to become a serious player in the financial advisory business.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: H&R's Reality Block With the books finally closed on fiscal fourth-quarter, the nation's leading paid tax preparer, H&R Block, reports on the tax season (and full fiscal year) that was tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Block in Blue The tax prep specialist H&R Block finds itself in familiar territory for its latest fiscal second quarter. It's in the red for the period, losing $0.52 a share as revenues fell by 5% to hit $539 million.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	H&R Block's Taxing Supbrime Exposure H&R Block looks to put its subprime woes behind it. But as it stands currently, smaller rival Jackson Hewitt is a purer play on tax services, with plenty of real estate to cover and with new store branches.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Did Berkshire Throw In the Towel on H&R Block? Berkshire recently trimmed its H&R Block holding, but that doesn't make it a sell.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Sean Williams	This Is the Worst Stock in the S&P 500 Increased regulations, erratic cash flows, and a housing bubble spell doom for financial service company H&R Block.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Will H&R Block's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Lending Isn't Helping at H&R Block The tax specialist has been a value trap for more than four years now, but perhaps the decision to consider divesting the mortgage business is the catalyst it needs to get growth moving in the right direction again.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	The H&R Block Time Warp Shares of H&R Block are trading at almost the same price they were at in 2002. But is the stock a buy?
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Chip Off the Old H&R Block The tax prep specialist announces its seasonally strongest quarter.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Melanie Waddell	SEC Won't Appeal Court Ruling The SEC has decided not to appeal the recent ruling which exempted brokers from being subject to regulation as investment advisors in fee-based brokerage accounts, on the basis that the SEC had exceeded its authority under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	H&R Block Files One Away Declining mortgage margins sink the tax-preparation specialist's first quarter.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Jackson Hewitt Worth a Look Hewitt trades at a forward P/E multiple 13.3, while H&R is trading at 11.1 times next year's expected earnings. Overall, you don't have to pay that much more for a company with a more favorable growth outlook.
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The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Jackson's High Five The country's second-largest tax-preparation specialist behind H&R Block went public back in June. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service posted its first quarterly results as a stand-alone entity.
Registered Rep. April 26, 2007 John Churchill	To Appeal or Not to Appeal? SEC Feels Heat Over Pro-FPA Court Ruling The SEC is feeling lobbyist pressure from both sides as it prepares to either appeal or let stand the ruling by a Federal Court of Appeals that vacated the "Merrill Lynch" rule.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Bill Mann	Jeopardy! Gives Block Awesome Branding When Ken Jennings ended his 74-time Jeopardy! winning streak, H&R Block won. Tax preparation isn't likely to be a business that investors would get that excited about -- but the performance and potential at Block suggests that they should.
Registered Rep. February 24, 2012 Kristen French	Due Diligence: Seven Years Later, Merrill Broker Discrimination Class Action Gets go Ahead The lawsuit will go to court in April, and then the judge will set a date for trial.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2007	The Great Reckoning Whatever the specific business impact the Merrill Lynch ruling may have, many see the return to pre-1999 rules as a chance for the brokerage industry, which has long avoided fiduciary duty for business and regulatory reasons, to overcome those obstacles and embrace it.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Jeff Bailey	H&R Block Gains Market Share, Steadies Itself; Still a Bargain Is H&R Block a smart buy right now?
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Cindy Johnson	Profit From Something You Hate There's no escaping taxes; instead, profit from them by investing in H&R Block.
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The Motley Fool August 23, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Volume Growth Fails to Elevate H&R Block H&R's profits adversely impacted by regulations stopping tax-refund loans.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Broker Protocol for All? A judge's decision may make it a lot easier for brokers to leave protocol firms at a time when recruiting wars and transition packages are at their peak.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 Rich Smith	Battle of the Tax-Prep Earnings Revisions What's with tax advisors these days? They've turned into a bunch of flip-floppers: Intuit thinks ahead, while H&R Block sinks. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 William Trent	A Tale of Two Turnarounds One of these stocks might be ready to revive. Take a look at retailer Talbots, and tax-preparer H&R Block.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hewitt Can Do It Tax-prep specialist Jackson Hewitt grows in the same week that rival H&R Block warns. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Relaxin' at Jackson Hewitt Dismal numbers are just due to seasonal allergies. Investors, keep this tax prep company on the watch list.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	H&R Block Is Cheap in All the Wrong Ways Despite incurring losses, H&R Block shows high growth prospects.
Registered Rep. August 25, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill Fighting Back Against Recent Defections The recruiting war for top brokers remains fierce. The latest evidence of the fight to win million-dollar producers involves the industry's biggest firms.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 W.D. Crotty	H&R Block Cuts Quite the Figures The tax company finishes the year on a strong note and expects a strong fiscal 2006.
Macworld February 26, 2007 Chris Barylick	Round-up: Mac Tax-Preparation Software TaxCut and TurboTax: Which is the better choice?
Investment Advisor May 2007	The U.S. Court of Appeals Decision A PDF of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's ruling on the Financial Planning Association vs. The Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Look, Ma, No Tax Blunder Tax prep specialist Jackson Hewitt puts out a clean and solid quarterly report. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. April 29, 2005 John Churchill	FPA Sues to Stop Broker-Dealer Exemption The Financial Planning Association believes that the SEC rule which allows registered reps to call themselves financial advisors is contrary to law and encourages broker-dealers to engage in self-dealing with their clients without disclosing their conflicts of interest.
Registered Rep. November 18, 2005 Kristen French	Smith Barney Cuts Pay for Smaller Brokers The new pay scale was announced to brokers internally in October and will take effect in January.
Registered Rep. June 6, 2006 Halah Touryalai	End of Settlement Talks Bring Students to Protest Against Merrill Lynch African-American college students protested in front of several Chicago-based Merrill Lynch offices one day after settlement talks between African-American reps who claim they were discriminated against and Merrill Lynch came to an end.
Registered Rep. November 22, 2005 John Churchill	For Merrill and Smith Barney Acquisitions, It's Wait n' See The financial firms' respective purchases would have added hundreds of regional brokers to their retail brokerage units, but many of these departing brokers have decided they don't want to work for a big firm and are finding sweet recruiting deals at smaller shops.