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The Chairman of the CFP Board resigns under the cloud of an ethics violation
We love our cars and the payments that come along with them
Hartford would like to buy back your annuity
A listener asks us for some help with Math
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We explore 7702 Private Plans and why are they so “private” anyway?
As you may have noticed from the two other posts we've had on this topic here and here, Brandon and I are a little passionate about 7702 plans. And according to the statistical information regarding our traffic to this site, it's a topic that is wildly popular among consumers and agents.
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-Pandit is out at Citi. Did he quit or get fired?
-Google made a booboo
-A 90% market correction on its way?
-Wal-Mart wants to sell you life insurance.
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-Did Jackson National just pull a Prudential?
-Is going to Harvard worth $2 million?
-Are Bonds where it's at?
-The Emergency Fund Plan to end all others
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-Is Your Actively Managed Fund just an indexed fund in disguise?
-Private Equity gets a boost in advertising?
-Do Millionaires Read your Blog?
-The Retirement Boondoggle–Who's Really Messing it Up?
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– Americans tell us, “We Need Your Help” but are they willing to pay the price
– The 401k plan is having a rough year
– State of California tries to put the brakes on LTCi rate increases
– LIAM (Life Insurance Awareness Month) is over–Was it a success?
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– Prudential says, “We don't want your money!”
– Ben Bernanke is killing the life insurance industry…maybe.
– The biggest tax increase in American history is less than 100 days away
– A market research firm tries to answer, “What do the mass affluent expect from their advisors?”
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– The American College and the FPA are brawling–why?
– Indexed Annuity sales are through the roof despite the naysayers
– What's the point of the SEC anyway?
– Northwestern Mutual discovers that Americans actually LIKE life insurance…surprise!
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– Individual Life Insurance Sales are up so far 2012
– The NAIC approves Principle Based Reserves but nobody's talking about it
– A wayward advisor shows us his ignorance of cash value life insurance
– Mass Mutual buys Hartford's Retirement Plan Unit
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– Aviva Life USA–For Sale !
– MarketWatch Gets it Wrong on a Life Insurance Recommendation
– The Quiet Company makes another “Not So Quiet” investment
