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By Bill Coffin, Bill CoffinThis is my 9/11 column. If you are like some of my friends and family - and are sick to death of hearing, reading, watching ...
September 08, 2011
Lessons Learned in Crisis Management: Sept. 11How one financial advisor effectively shared his concerns and support with clients on this tragic day.
September 08, 2011
The Bypass Trust Is Obsolete: Now What?If the bypass trust is obsolete, what do we replace it with?
September 08, 2011
How Advisors Are Using ETFs for Clients, and Why They Plan to Use Them MoreMore than half of advisors plan to increase use of ETFs in the next three years, according to the latest Rydex|SGI poll, but many advisors still need more education on their benefits.
September 07, 2011
A September to rememberWe've got a bunch of special content in the September issue of Life Insurance Selling that is now available online, and it is definitely worth a look.
September 07, 2011
Federal chutzpahLeo Rosten in "The Joys of Yiddish" defines chutzpah as "gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible 'guts,' presumption plus arrogance such as no other word and no other language can do justice to."
September 07, 2011
Nothing changes: History repeats, again!Suppose I told you there was a company with 16,000 stores, focused obsessively on low prices, that caused great unhappiness among many who longed to return to a simpler time, a time when mom-and-pop stores dotted downtowns across the United States.
September 07, 2011
IRS Issues Basis Guidance for Estates Electing Against the Estate TaxThe IRS has dropped the second shoe; giving taxpayers guidance through the complex procedural machinations they must follow to avoid the 2010 estate tax.
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