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Which Candidate Is More Likely to Support LTC Insurance? Poll Has Surprising Answer
By Danielle AndrusA straw poll found Americans gave a conclusive answer to whether Obama or the GOP candidate would be more likely to support LTCI.
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.
April 17, 2012
GOP Kills Senate 'Buffett Rule'Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes, using the day before Americans' taxes are due to defy President Barack Obama on one of his signature election-year issues.
April 17, 2012
Northwestern Mutual Foundation Poll Finds Saving is "In"Respondents indicate that people would rather save than spend.