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For many trust investors in China, losing money did not even seem to be a real possibility because of the implicit repayment guarantee by trust companies. CaiXin Online reports.
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For many trust investors in China, losing money did not even seem to be a real possibility because of the implicit repayment guarantee by trust companies. CaiXin Online reports.
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Jan 10- The imposition of increased U.S. tax rates on the nation's highest earners is expected to provide a mini-bonanza for the army of lawyers, accountants and tax advisers who can devise ways to reduce clients' taxable income.
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CHICAGO, Dec 21- As the United States inches closer toward the "fiscal cliff," Iowa farmer Brian Van Meetern is hurriedly selling his grain before year's end and buying a new $50,000 sprayer for his farm.
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How much will the fiscal cliff impact you, and how can you minimize damage to your finances? Here are questions financial advisers are sifting through with clients.
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Professionals, like doctors and lawyers and anyone else who might be sued, should work with an adviser to keep creditors from cleaning them out if they lose in court
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Only 30 percent of Americans who have access to 401(k) plans actually have advantage of them, with Chad Parks, The Online 401(k) president, and Rebecca Davis, Pension Rights Center.
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QTIPs, are often used to guarantee an inheritance to children of an earlier marriage.
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With financial advisers moving from one firm to another more frequently than in the past, chances are you'll have an opportunity to review your needs.
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The way to foster long-term relationships is to admit that we cannot know what the markets will do, says Mark Hebner, president of Index Fund Advisors.
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Consumers would do well to follow these financial survival skills, according to Eleanor Blayney, consumer advocate for the CFP Board.
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For financial advice, take the focus off the factors we can't control and move it to the things we can. It requires robust communication and periodic reassessment, according to Marilyn Capelli Dimitroff of Capelli Financial Services.
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There are really no problem clients so much as there are clients in problematic situations, says adviser Dan Mathews of Stepp and Rothwell.
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When it's time to cut ties, make sure you know what to do and when to do it.
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What’s best for you depends on the size of your portfolio, your risk tolerance and how your adviser gets paid.
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The markets are trickier than ever, technology is a bear and the parade of complex products with odd names is enough to make your head spin.
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It’s important to distinguish between high-maintenance clients (who need a lot of hand holding) and problem ones (who want the impossible).
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Sure, investment returns grab the headlines, but fees fatten the top and bottom line, which makes expansion into other services tempting.
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Wall Street’s shedding jobs, so why not start your own business. You may be an investment guru but are you a general manager?