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How to Start the Succession Planning Conversation
By David A. CunninghamTalking with your clients about their exit plans is a service to their business and your own.
August 15, 2012
Study: Some Independent Advisors Lack Knowledge of Guaranteed Income SolutionsConsumers may want guaranteed income products, but not all independent financial advisors recommend them to their clients.
August 15, 2012
Investor Poll: 1 in 3 Investors Are Less Willing to Take on RiskWhen asked what changes they made to the way theyve invested in the markets over the past six months, 34% of investors surveyed said they had taken on less risk. Thats compared to 22% who answered the same just three months ago.
August 15, 2012
NY Man Suspected of Faking Own Drowning ArrestedA man suspected of faking his own drowning at a New York beach in a scheme to collect on a life insurance policy was arrested Wednesday at the hospital where he was receiving psychiatric treatment.
August 15, 2012
NY Man Suspected of Faking Own Drowning ArrestedA man suspected of faking his own drowning at a New York beach in a scheme to collect on a life insurance policy was arrested Wednesday at the hospital where he was receiving psychiatric treatment.
August 15, 2012
Maximizing Modest LegaciesIncome, not estate, taxes are likely a bigger problem for clients who plan to leave a modest legacy. If a clients estate is tied up in an IRA, consider these steps to limit the tax blow for future beneficiaries.
August 15, 2012
Maximizing Modest LegaciesIncome, not estate, taxes are likely a bigger problem for clients who plan to leave a modest legacy. If a clients estate is tied up in an IRA, consider these steps to limit the tax blow for future beneficiaries.
August 15, 2012
Standard Chartered to pay $340 million for money launderingNew Yorks financial regulator said the bank will pay the civil penalty to the state and increase oversight of overseas transactions.