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    FinPlan Friday: Debt in Retirement

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    FinPlan Friday: Debt in Retirement

    on September 6, 2019 | By Lauren Laferla, Director of Communications
    Navigating Debt in Retirement Most advisors will encounter at least one client with debt in retirement. Sometimes this can be beneficial, but other times it can weigh down a client's retirement investment strategy. Learn how to navigate these unique client situations this week in our FinPlan Friday discussion with Joe.
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    The Value of the Tax Map for Your Clients

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    The Value of the Tax Map for Your Clients

    Covisum's software started out as services in my own financial planning practice. We use Tax Clarity® at least once per year with every client, mainly because skipping it just doesn’t make sense. Let me explain our thought process: We get at least one client referral each year to provide a Tax Map and advice on a tax-efficient retirement. The lifetime value of a client to our practice is over $15,000. It’s a no brainer to spend $960 on software to make that happen.
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    7 Steps to Fantastic Financial Planning Seminars: On-Demand Webinar

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    7 Steps to Fantastic Financial Planning Seminars: On-Demand Webinar

    7 Steps to Fantastic Financial Planning Seminar Educational seminars can be a fantastic marketing tool, but it requires a certain level of training and skill to be successful with financial planning seminars. Learn powerful tricks and tips that will drive your results to new levels of success.
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    Clearing up the Annuity Bonus Confusion

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    Clearing up the Annuity Bonus Confusion

    Bonus. Sounds great, right? It sounds like “extra.” Getting a bonus is a good thing… right?It’s easy to understand why bonus annuities can be appealing to consumers. For years, annuity carriers have offered bonus annuity contracts, offering an up-front dollar figure that’s added to the account value, usually upon issue of the contract. This annuity bonus amount is commonly based on a percentage of premium. For example, if an annuity is started with an initial $100,000 premium, and the bonus is 10 percent, then $10,000 will be added to contract value on day one for a total contract value of $110,000.
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    Hidden Value: Exposing the Annuity Bonus Trap

    In The News

    Hidden Value: Exposing the Annuity Bonus Trap

    Hidden Value is a column in ThinkAdvisor where Joe Elsasser, CFP®, answers common questions with insights that advisors and their clients may not have considered. This week, Joe discusses the annuity bonus trap, the misleading nature of annuity bonuses, and how advisors can add value to their clients by exposing them for what they are—advances on future earnings.
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    Live Webinar: 7 Steps to Fantastic Seminars

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    Live Webinar: 7 Steps to Fantastic Seminars

    Tips For Making Your Next Seminar A Success Educational seminars can be a fantastic marketing tool, but it requires a certain level of training and skill to be successful with seminars. During this live webinar you’ll learn powerful tricks and tips that will drive your seminar results to new levels of success.
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