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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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 January 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	H&R Block Party? With competitive pressure building, H&R's not celebrating yet.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 September 7, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	H&R's Blockhead Diversification The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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 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?
Financial Advisor September 2008	Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc.
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.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2004 W.D. Crotty	H&R Block: Good or Great? H&R Block offers timely advice, but does it offer value?
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 John Churchill	Unclean Hands 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.
PC Magazine February 14, 2008 Michael Cohn	H&R Block TaxCut Home & Business 2007 The "I've got people" people's tax-prep software is gaining ground on long-time favorite TurboTax. Can TaxCut take over the top spot?
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Rich Duprey	H&R Blockheads After underreporting its own taxes, the tax prep giant restates earnings back to 2004. Investors must decide if this is more of a public relations snafu than a commentary on Block's ability to compute the public's taxes.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Ben Steverman	At H&R Block, 1040EZ Is Free H&R Block handles some returns gratis to get filers in the door.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Lauren Barack	Life Style Referrals Most advisory firms would now agree that viewing basic client referrals as an end game is an outmoded way to drive business growth.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart Gets Even Bigger In a pair of moves that will further widen the company's retail reach into the world's wallets, the discount giant acquired a minority stake in a Latin American grocer and signed a pact with H&R Block to open tax-preparation centers inside some of its stores.
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.
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 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. 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.
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian	Option One's Dwindling Options No formal bids have been announced for Option One and prospects look bleak.
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. December 1, 2002 Walter H. Zultowski	Who Wants a Wealth Manager? Are potential clients excited about the prospect of receiving wealth management services? And of those who are, what characteristics do they share? Phoenix, which specializes in this market, set out to answer these questions in a survey of the high-net-worth population.
PC World March 2, 2001 Mike Hogan	It's Tax Time: Can the Web Help? A look at leading online tax-preparation programs finds trade-offs, options, and fees besides software licenses...
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Financial Advisor May 2004 Raymond Fazzi	Niche Players Provide More Choices For Advisors Many are trying hard to differentiate themselves---and are succeeding.
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.
Macworld February 26, 2007 Chris Barylick	Round-up: Mac Tax-Preparation Software TaxCut and TurboTax: Which is the better choice?
Investment Advisor August 2005 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers.
PC World March 2005 Yardena Arar	Tax Software Options for All Brackets Choose from a slew of new Web services and shrink-wrap apps that will help you do your taxes.
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