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Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley	In Praise of Work Four out of five baby boomers plan on working after they retire from their "real" jobs. Here's how you can help them realize the tax, Social Security and financial benefits of their labor, while avoiding the pitfalls.
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Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Lynn O'Shaughnessy	Ignoring the Bear And Other Mistakes Retirees Make Advisors can greatly increase their clients' odds of success by steering them away from some of the most common -- and damaging -- retirement mistakes. Here are some of the biggies to avoid: Counting on steady returns... Forgetting about taxes... etc.
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Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Kevin McKinley	Immediate Annuities Equal Tax Rewards Thanks to a quirk in the tax code, using an immediate annuity may give your clients both higher income and lower taxes -- catapulting the after-tax return on an immediate annuity well beyond what is offered by other conservative fixed-income investments.
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