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Retirement Planning: When Losses Turn to Lawsuits

July 21, 2010

Some people have suggested that the easiest way to determine when the next wave of litigation against brokers/advisers will begin is to mark the calendar one year after the market hits bottom.  It takes about that long experts say for the anger to well up to the point where attorneys are brought in to the [...]

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Wall Street Scrambles

March 22, 2010

Now that we have healthcare reform, which can only help the retirement efforts of a younger population and control the costs of the older generation closer to the retirement goal, it is time to focus on the problems in the financial system.  This is no easy task. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of his [...]

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Could 401(k) Success Depend on an Advisor?

March 5, 2010

I have throughout the years, discussed the need for more fiduciary responsibility from the plan sponsor and the company itself in the crucial steps an employee takes on the road to retirement.  Admittedly, the whole scheme behind a 401(k) is to cost as little to the employer as possible to operate and for the plan [...]

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