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By Bob KeaneAn elderly professional couple recently applied for a credit card, in this case from a major oil company, and, to their great surprise, the request...
December 01, 2004
The Gift of YourselfIt's a sun-splashed fall day and the upper reaches of Manhattan's Central Park are beckoning from across Fifth Avenue. Inside the stone and red-brick structure...
December 01, 2004
More to Life's End Than FinancesIn "The Sixth Sector" in the November 2004 issue, Frank Patzke thoughtfully addressed critical areas that many financial planners and advisors miss. His heartfelt description...
December 01, 2004
Cost-Cutting PlansDarwin Abrahamson has noticed a troubling trend among retirement plan providers: a significant portion of them only offer mutual funds and variable annuities as investing...
December 01, 2004
From Friends to ClientsDoes this scenario sound familiar? You are a financial advisor of solid standing with plenty of visibility in the community. For several years you have...
December 01, 2004
Block That Hype!Around the time of the first Presidential debates earlier this year, I heard several talking heads on television and radio separately but equally pronounce the...
December 01, 2004
Frank Talk From the Bond KingWith the exception of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow, no one swings a bigger club in the bond market than...