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Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	Basis Training To help close the capital gains tax gap, lawmakers in 2008 approved new reporting requirements for brokers and other financial institutions. Starting this year, those firms must report the adjusted cost basis of securities that were sold, and also indicate whether the trade was short or long term.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Scott Schutte	Preparing for the Worst Should your clients have to put their emergency plan into action, they may be prepared financially. However, they must also be prepared to address important emotional issues.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Katie Kuehner-Hebert	Hard Lessons Many parents may have made the right personal choice by having children later in life, but they'll likely find their retirement and their kids' college years are on a financial collision course. For those parents and their planners, that could spell trouble.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Pamela Christensen	Pre-Planning Advice Today's difficult economy has boosted demand for budget coaching, which means there's a huge underserved population looking for the kind of help not normally found on our profession's service menu. Here's how planners can fill the void.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor	Hitting the High Notes Variable annuities ended 2010 on a strong note by virtually all measures.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 George H. Walper Jr.	The Worried Wealthy Surprisingly, few multimillionaires see themselves as "very wealthy." Much like the rest of us, they fret about the economy, the federal deficit, taxes and health care.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman	Filed Away Every advisor knows to ask a potential client whether he or she has a will, a living trust or an insurance trust. But if an advisor wants a thorough picture of a prospective client's estate plan, the line of inquiry has to be broader.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Jim Grote	Industry Veteran As Richard R. Lee Jr. sees it, attracting a big chunk of money to manage isn't a key sign of success, even though his Dallas firm handles roughly $1 billion for its clients. In Lee's opinion, planners should focus as much on planning as on managing money.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Scott Wenger	Help Wanted The rising tide of the markets lifted virtually all boats among independent broker-dealers last year -- at least 82% of the firms in our 26th annual FP50 Survey reported revenue growth. Great time to have been looking for a job as an advisor, right?
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld	Measuring Risk Tolerance Geoff Davey has been a systems engineer for IBM and a stay-at-home single parent. Along the way, he also built one of the first financial planning practices in Australia.
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