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Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	The Best of Both Worlds Is the line between funds and annuities disappearing? Not yet; regulators and corporate bureaucracies insist on separating the two investments. But in the next decade, the distinctions could blur.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Relieve Your Tax Burden: Part 1 One of the first things that any beginning investor learns about is the strategy of asset allocation. Here's a guide to the quirks of more aggressive investment accounts.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005	Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	The Problem With a Long Life Academics are stepping forward, seeking to describe portfolios that will produce maximum returns while ensuring that retirees don't outlive their assets
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Eye on Flat-Fee VAs A new study compares the benefits of using a tax-deferred flat-fee variable annuity, a variable annuity, and a taxable account for retirement savings.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Off-the-Rack Risk Control? Although state 529 plans may look the same on the surface, in reality their asset allocations -- although similarly described -- could be very different. The appeal of age-adjusted 529 plans is that you don't have to do much.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Relieve Your Tax Burden: Part 2 Tax-favored accounts like Roth IRAs, qualified retirement plans, and 529 plans present some useful options to investors. Here's a guide to the quirks of less aggressive investment accounts.
HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2004 Ann Cullen	New Challenges for Long-Term Investors Risk-reward. Rising interest rates. Stocks or bonds. There's lots to ponder when setting asset allocation strategy. And the answers might not come with "conventional wisdom."
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Shruti Basavaraj	Front-Run Your Retirement Front-running in the stocks world is illegal. You can't trade in or out of a stock based on insider knowledge. But get this: Doing the same thing for your retirement is perfectly legal.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Paul Bouchey	Starting at the End In a goals-based approach to financial planning, the overriding factor in choosing investments is how the proceeds from the investments will be used. The client's risk tolerance comes into play only when viewed through the lens of his goal for a particular investment.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black	How to Be a Retirement Planning Hero Fixing a client's retirement plan (to the extent possible) may be the best opportunity brokers have today to create new business.
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The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Robert Brokamp	Protect Your Retirement From Uncle Sam You'll retire sooner -- and better -- the more you keep Uncle Sam at bay.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Growth or Value? While your clients may still have bad memories about aggressive funds, you must remind them that they should consider aggressive choices and that the right funds can provide important diversification and actually help them find the sweet spot on the efficient frontier.
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Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	A Tough, but Smart Sell Plenty of clients detest bond mutual funds, but a bond fund can be less volatile than a small portfolio of individual bonds. The typical fund is broadly diversified and includes hundreds of names.
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Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Kevin McKinley	Goosing Returns by Reducing Taxes Take a look at your clients' 1040s to show how you can save them real money right now, and in retirement.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney	Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 J. Graham	Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio.
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Foundation for Retirement Foundations and endowments can teach advisors strategies for constructing and maintaining retirement income portfolios. Here's a look at how.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Rex Moore	Optimize Your Asset Allocation The nearer you are to retirement, the more important your asset allocation. Which investments should go in your retirement account?
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 William Harding	Endowments Offer Investment Lessons for Retirees The number of Americans who turn 65 each week could fill a sports stadium -- and they all need income. Portfolios for people saving for retirement should be structured differently from those already there.
HBS Working Knowledge September 6, 2005 Ann Cullen	The Best Place for Retirement Funds Harvard professor Daniel Bergstresser says that households with substantial assets in both taxable and tax-deferred accounts (TDAs) should be thinking about where to hold them, specifically, inside or outside of tax-deferred accounts.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg	Calming the Terrified Client For most clients, however, there are options more lucrative than principal-protection funds that provide a respectable return without assuming the risk of straight equity funds. Consider, for example, closed-end municipal bond funds.
Registered Rep. January 18, 2013 Kevin McKinley	Forget Chasing Yield; Cut Taxes for Extra Income Stop chasing higher yields, returns, and risks, and instead use these methods to reduce your working clients' income tax bills.
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The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Where Should Your Money Go? Money is made to spend. Here's where to park it until you part with it.
Financial Advisor July 2008 Alan Lavine	On Target, Or Not Think you can plunk down money on any target date fund as a low-risk way to accumulate retirement savings? Think again.
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Len Reinhart	A New Model An interview with Don Robinson, Lockwood's chief investment officer, about the general parameters of transforming retirees' portfolios into lifetime investment plans.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Don't Defer Paying Tax: Part 2 Simple rules of thumb are handy for investors; in general, taking advantage of opportunities to eliminate or defer payment of tax is a smart move.
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Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	From Complexity to Simplicity And Back Using plain-vanilla mutual funds, retail advisors can build low-correlating portfolios, like absolute-return portfolios. In fact, the sophisticated financial advisor is performing like a mini-institutional consultant of yore.
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Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black	The Pros and Cons of Annuities With retirement accounts battered by the bear market, guaranteed income from a fixed annuity now has more appeal, especially for clients who may be too close to retirement to count on a rebound from equity markets alone. This article surveys types of annuities, tax implications, and fees.
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