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Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Susan L. Hirshman	Rollover Advisor Man In some cases, better even than an IRA is a managed account, which lets clients benefit from a variety of special features not commonly available in 401(k) plans or traditional IRA rollover accounts.
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Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Happy Endings Financial advisors, this year new laws provide potential payoffs, as well as pitfalls, for December tax planning. Charitable Strategies... Gift-Tax Exclusions... Retirement Planning...
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