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Reader Comments of the Week
By Corey DahlWhat readers are saying about this week's top stories on LifeHealthPro.
March 09, 2012
The Line Separating Retail and Institutional Advisory Markets is BlurringThe report finds that mounting profitability pressures and attractive margins are prompting financial advisors, investment consultants and assets managers to secure new sources of revenue by moving beyond their traditional markets.
March 08, 2012
Of a Single-Payer System, the Parent Trap & Living Longer: What We’re ReadingA selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com
March 08, 2012
Improve Your Post-Meeting EfficiencySeven tips to handle client notes after your meetings.
March 08, 2012
The New Louisiana Purchase: Obamacare's $4.3 Billion Boondoggle (The Atlantic)A provision in the health care bill meant to send $200 million in Medicaid supplements turns into a $4.3 billion error in Louisiana's favor.
March 08, 2012
Life Insurance Asks Court If Family Should Get Money After Powell Kills Self, Kids (Washington Post)New York Life asks court to decide who, if anyone, is entitled to collect on Josh Powell's policy after he killed himself and his two sons in a house fire last month.
March 08, 2012
Discount Channel for Managed Account Assets Pegged at $169 Billion at Year-End 2011The report disclosed that the discount channel, also known as the direct channel, accounted for 7.1% of the overall managed accounts industry, or $169 billion in assets, in the fourth quarter of 2011.