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Has Your Aging Parent Told You to "Mind Your Own Business"? (Forbes)
By Staff WriterParents hesitant to talk about finances with kids for fear of losing independence and control.
April 18, 2012
Northwestern Mutual Study Finds Americans Cautious and ConflictedA recent study has found that half of Americans take an informal approach to financial planning, and the majority (59%) feel that their planning needs improvement.
April 18, 2012
Primerica to Repurchase Shares Held by Warburg PincusPrimerica Inc. announced that it has entered into a repurchase agreement with Warburg Pincus Equity X, L.P. and Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P.
April 17, 2012
Markets May Be Volatile, but Risk Tolerance Isn’t, Pt. 2A key point from FinaMetrica's research: investors are ultimately driven by two factors: their risk tolerance and their risk perception. Advisors' challenge: managing clients fluctuating risk (mis-)perceptions.
April 17, 2012
Inherited IRAs: A Sweet Deal (Wall Street Journal)Avoid the common errors financial and legal advisors make when handling inherited IRAs.
April 17, 2012
Survey: Americans' Financial Security Edges Up, Marking Fourth Consecutive RiseImprovements in savings and optimism about college funding helped drive the overall increase, the survey says. Just over half (53%) were able to set aside money for savings this month, a three-point increase from February. This is the most Americans were able to save since October 2008.
April 17, 2012
Industry Officials to House Ways and Means Committee: "Do No Harm"Industry officials cautioned members of the House Ways and Means Committee that the first step in reforming the tax code as it relates to individual retirement tax policy should be to do no harm.
April 17, 2012
Survey: Clients Who Get Holistic View Refer More Business, Fire Fewer AdvisorsThe survey finds that more than half of investors (54.2%) who receive a holistic view of their assets have referred their advisor.