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By Brenden BarkateOne of the industry's big problems is that advisors avoid asking their clients the tough questions about life insurance.
October 23, 2015
View: Jeb Bush is more conservative than his brotherThe author says a Bush proposal would create a much more competitive individual health market.
October 23, 2015
Reverse Mortgages for Retired Clients: Does the Strategy Fit?This tool should only be used in very specific situations giving the advisor a critical role in guiding clients on when and how.
October 23, 2015
Monopolies Don't Give Us Nice ThingsWhy in the presidential debates is there no discussion of the proper role of regulation in modern capitalism?
October 22, 2015
Can Treasuries and Bunds Keep in Lockstep?It is likely that the continued gradual healing of the U.S. economy will pull yields in one direction while the likelihood of expanded ECB balance sheet operations will pull in the other. The result is likely to be greater volatility.
October 22, 2015
Oil's Summer Holiday Is OverWhy it's troublesome that a big jump in the United States oil reserves is matched by a big jump, back to 2007 levels, in gasoline consumption.
October 22, 2015
What if Dave Ramsey were held to a fiduciary standard?A rarely discussed benefit of a revised fiduciary standard is that rogue advice-givers may become regulated.
October 22, 2015
How to Destroy Trust, the Very Most Important Thing in the Whole Wide WorldHere's what I learned from an employee and a friend: Correcting their word usage can shred the fabric of trust in a relationship.
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