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Carson Wealth is Making News

9/11/2009
Carson Wealth is making news!

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Ron is #1 Again

8/28/2009
Have you checked out the August 1^st issue of Registered Rep Magazine?

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Barron's Calls Ron Carson One of the Best

5/1/2009

Barron’s Calls Him One of the Best!

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Wealth Plans & Weathering the Storm

4/23/2009

It is Sunday morning and the Dow Jones 30 Industrials Average was just down seven percent (7%) for the week. I have completed reading my third article of the weekend about how everyone needs a plan to deal with the market malaise. This one was about people thinking they were ready for, but are now delaying, retirement because home prices are dropping, portfolios are losing value, and the cost of everything seems to be going up. Those of you who are around me enough know I often quote movie lines and the one that comes to mind is from the end of the movie "Terminator". As we see ominous, dark clouds on the horizon, a little boy sells a picture to Sarah Conner and says, "There’s a storm coming!" What I want to focus on is the benefit of financial planning to help weather the storm.

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Social Security Benefits May See Highest Increase in 2 Decades

4/23/2009
For those of you receiving social security benefits, you will probably see one of the biggest increases in 25 years because of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Many experts believe the index will increase more than 5% compared with the 2.3% increase in 2008.

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Tips for a Volatile Market

4/23/2009
We certainly have seen a tremendous amount of volatility in the market place over the last 12 months. With down markets, emotions tend to run high and sometimes people unfortunately make decisions based on emotion and ignore what’s in their best interest

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Long Term Care Considerations

4/23/2009

Long-Term Care insurance doesn’t protect individuals – it protects families. It is thought that people buy LTCi to maintain their independence, to get into a good nursing home, or to avoid being a burden on their families. These are good reasons, but most people truly expect they won’t ever need LTCi. They purchase it because they understand the consequences a need for care would have on their loved ones.

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529 College Savings Plans

4/23/2009

The inflation rate for college has been running close to 10% per year so it is important to start saving as early as possible.

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Wake-up Call for Women

4/23/2009
This market is sending all investors a wake-up call, but if you are a woman nearing or already in retirement, single or married it may be down right frightening. We have all heard the assertions; women tend to outlive men; during their working life women generally earn less than men; women delay or interrupt their careers to focus on their family and many have not worked outside the home at all.

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Cleaning Your Financial House

4/23/2009
With all the recent market volatility, one of your priorities should be to re-evaluate your financial goals and make any necessary adjustments. Many people find that the holidays are a good time to recommit to their life plans.

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