Social Security
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How I’m going to steal your client
By Wendy SwansonThe competition is courting your clients. What are you doing to keep them?
October 05, 2012
Gen X needs to knowPrecious little was said about Social Security at Wednesdays presidential debate.
October 05, 2012
Lehman Agreement Paves Way for 100% Return of Customer Property: SIPCSIPC announced that about $38 billion in claims relating to the Lehman Brothers liquidation proceeding will be resolved and the way paved for a 100% return of customer property under an agreement reached Friday.
October 02, 2012
Why it matters: Social SecurityFixing Social Security wont be easy, but its doable.
September 24, 2012
We Have Already ‘Eaten the Future’: HussmanWe've all heard that theres no free lunch. But do investors understand that if theyre dining on champagne and caviar on a burger-and-fries budget today, they will be looking at bread and water in the future?
September 20, 2012
Nearly $2.5 Billion Mailed to Madoff VictimsNearly $2.5 billion in checks were mailed Wednesday to victims in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, according to the Securities Investor Protection Corp.
September 20, 2012
LIBOR Likely Not Only Benchmark Manipulated: RegulatorsA confidential IOSCO discussion paper said fewer than half the benchmark interest rates examined in the U.S., Europe and Asia were arrived at via actual transactions.
September 18, 2012
DOL Sets Up Online Tool for Fiduciary Relief Under 408(b)(2)The new online tool will help plan sponsors by ensuring that all required information is submitted, and providing immediate confirmation that notices have been received, EBSA says.