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A Tale of Two Futures: Will You Be the Best Advisor for Clients, or the Worst?
By Liz DavidsonConsumers are ready to be proactive about their financial planning, but we believe that there will be an increasing bifurcation between advisors who cling to a transactional mindset and those who operate as true consultants to their clients.
August 06, 2012
Equal-nomicsChick-fil-A may have sold a lot of sandwiches last week, but in the long run, the smarter money is on tolerance.
August 06, 2012
Social Security Not the Deal It Once Was for WorkersRetiring workers wonder: Is Social Security still a good deal?
August 06, 2012
AIG Gobbled Up Maiden SecuritiesAmerican International Group has been an aggressive purchaser of securities it formerly owned that were held in facilities created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
August 06, 2012
Alluring Stock Allows Treasury to Reduce Stake in AIGStrong investor demand for American International Group stock is allowing the Treasury Department to reduce its ownership of AIG stock to 53% from 61%.
August 06, 2012
SNL: MetLife was Top Spender on Ad Dollars in 2011Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. spent $540.5 million in advertisements in 2011, up 22.8% from the $440.2 million the company paid for ads in 2010.
August 06, 2012
SNL: MetLife was Top Spender on Ad Dollars in 2011Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. spent $540.5 million in advertisements in 2011, up 22.8% from the $440.2 million the company paid for ads in 2010.
August 06, 2012
Let’s be clear, the U.S. economy is just awful (Forbes)Instead of regaining everything the economy lost in the recession, growth has been about half of the 4% that it should be.