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  3. Young people are particularly lax in saving. Clearly their education and abundant access to web sites, financial pundi…lnkd.in/VeB6ax
  4. For a select few, we are presenting a webinar on one approach to achieve strategic diversification, which generally reduces risk while gene…
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  7. Social trends affect our pocketbooks. Healthcare costs are systemic rather than isolated. As such, one needs to plan f…lnkd.in/gQNa9U
  8. We can react or we can deal with it. Employer groups would be wise to communicate the value of their contribution... fb.me/1Nu9M5rsI
  9. Guarantees have a price - always. That's not necessarily bad, but for young people to want guarantees for a retirement…lnkd.in/GrsPfd
  10. Last day in Idaho to get Aflac's ICU plan without going through an employer group.
  11. One of our passions is to raise up a generation bound for success. 2 years ago we founded a local org to that end. Tod…lnkd.in/AKrZRQ
  12. Employers - ever wonder why all those brochures and big websites don't result in greater planning & participation amon…lnkd.in/VhAbFv
  13. Federal healthcare reform (PPACA) purports to simplify getting, affording, and understanding health insurance.... fb.me/1tOzQ1Qvu
  14. It's a fact that professionals can only "work with the willing." Too often we've seen women suffer the fallout from t…lnkd.in/8rTDMp
  15. Amen. Much easier to establish good habits while young than try to reform bad habits down the road. lnkd.in/QJhQvr
  16. Bill decided he'd never become a ward of the state. When life out of his control struck, his having taken control ahea…lnkd.in/P2MeFz
  17. Concern about losing investment principal is at an all time high. Consistent with that concern should be not losing pa…lnkd.in/iTtmmk
  18. Societal trends tend to set women behind the 8-ball financially. And how many widows will tell you their husbands mad…lnkd.in/DHN5Ti
  19. I've mentioned before that there are plans where, after receiving a generous check, clients ask, "How does the... fb.me/1oGgUxeRK
  20. Which financial planning assumption is better - that you'll only live til 85 then live to 95, or the converse? Similar…lnkd.in/2KAgMZ