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Mcadam Weekly News Scan - 8 6 15
Mcadam Weekly News Scan - 8 6 15
Mcadam Weekly News Scan - 8 6 15
Each
week,
this
news
scan
will
provide
you
with
some
articles
that
are
relevant
to
our
clients
and
industry
in
an
attempt
to
help
increase
your
exposure
to
new
business
leads
and
help
keep
you
up
to
date
on
what
people
are
talking
about
around
the
advisory
world.
Our
LinkedIn
strategy
is
designed
to
leverage
the
knowledge
that
we
have
to
get
our
name
in
front
of
more
prospects
and
COIs.
McAdam
will
post
commentary
on
one
of
these
articles
each
week.
You
can
either
share
or
like
the
McAdam
post,
or
author
one
of
your
own
based
on
these
articles.
The
stories
that
we
post
on
LinkedIn
will
position
McAdam
as
a
leader
in
the
industry
not
just
from
the
original
content
produced,
but
from
original
and
unique
opinion
that
we
can
offer.
Below
are
a
few
sample
posts
as
well
as
an
image
of
how
the
LinkedIn
post
will
appear
on
the
page.
LinkedIn
Post
Articles:
1. The
Washington
Post:
Storm
is
coming
By:
Michelle
Singletary
Article
Summary:
This
article
discusses
the
importance
of
individuals
saving
early
on,
building
pensions
and
retirement
savings,
because
Social
Security
fund
projects
to
run
out
of
money
by
2034.
The
idea
of
people
being
unable
to
live
off
their
retirement
funds
is
also
stressed;
do
we
need
to
start
retiring
later,
or
spend
less
money
after
retiring?
Suggested
LinkedIn
Post:
Most
individuals
are
coming
up
frighteningly
short
on
their
retirement
savings
and
Social
Security
funds
may
run
out
by
2034.
Have
you
thought
about
how
much
youll
need
to
save
for
retirement
recently?
2. Wall
Street
Journal:
Best
possible
outcome
with
Financial
planning
By:
Alex
Coppola
7/31/2015
Article
Summary:
This
story
is
a
really
good
example
of
how
people
often
dont
know
the
most
effective
way
to
invest
their
money
for
retirement,
and
get
caught
in
difficult
situations.
However,
this
advisor
worked
with
the
couple
based
on
their
unique
situation
and
goals
to
come
up
with
a
solution
that
provided
equity
and
safety.
Suggested
LinkedIn
Post:
Every
retirement
strategy
comes
with
different
risks
and
rewards.
Its
your
financial
advisors
job
to
explain
investment
strategies
clearly
to
you.
Do
you
feel
like
your
advisor
is
providing
you
with
all
of
the
information
you
need
to
make
an
informed
decision?
Article
Summary:
This
article
expands
on
Adventist
HealthCare
Retirement
Plans
checklist
for
what
to
do
during
each
decade
of
your
life
(20s,
30s,
etc.).
They
stress
that
the
earlier
you
start,
the
better
you
will
end
up.
Suggested
LinkedIn
Post:
Some
good
basic
advice
for
retirement
planning
at
every
age.
You
need
to
do
more
than
just
put
money
in
though,
you
need
to
understand
the
underlying
investments
in
your
401K
account.
.
Do
you
know
if
youre
choosing
the
best
investments
to
maximize
returns?
General
Industry
News:
4. Investment
News:
RIA
Firms
on
the
Rise
By:
Alessandra
Malito
8/3/2015
Article
Summary:
The
number
of
RIA
firms
is
increasing
as
the
baby
boomer
generation
nears
retirement.
Both
the
number
of
advisory
firms
and
number
of
clients
has
drastically
increased
since
2014,
along
with
an
8.1%
increase
in
RAUM
(Regulatory
Assets
Under
Management).
Potential
LinkedIn
Post:
The
industry
needs
young,
excited
advisors
to
help
with
this
huge
wealth
transfer.
Do
you
have
the
leadership
and
motivation
for
this
growing
career
path?
Be
bold
and
join
us
at
McAdam.
5. ABC
Indianapolis:
Important
retirement
planning
ages
By:
Brian
Kuhn
8/3/2015
Article
Summary:
When
looking
at
your
lifetime
finances
to
plan
for
retirement,
it
is
best
to
break
your
life
into
nine
stages.
From
right
now,
then
age
50,
55,
and
various
ages
in
between
until
the
last
day
of
your
life,
the
article
provides
strategies
to
follow
at
each
stage.
6. Star
Tribune:
Fine-tune
your
Retirement
By:
Janet
Kidd
Stewart
8/1/2015
Article
Summary:
Your
social
security
information
will
soon
be
available
online,
which
will
help
in
planning
your
retirement,
but
most
people
will
not
change
their
claiming
date
based
on
what
they
find.
7. Investment
News:
New
Highs
for
retirement
accounts
By:
Jeff
Benjamin
7/31/2015
Article
Summary:
Advisors
are
facing
good
news
in
that
accounts
are
hitting
new
highs.
This
article
provide
several
links
to
stories
that
talk
about
what
investors
are
doing
that
has
cuased
retirement
accounts
to
surge
8. Reuters:
Bad
news
on
cost
of
living
raises
for
Social
Security
By:
Mark
Miller
8/6/2015
Article
Summary:
Next
year,
there
will
be
no
inflation
adjustment
in
Social
Security
benefits,
a
52
percent
jump
in
Medicare
premiums,
which
will
hit
30
percent
of
beneficiaries,
and
there
will
not
be
any
Cost-of-Living
adjustments
to
social
security.
This
will
have
an
impact
on
retirement
planning.
9. Wall
Street
Journal:
Therapeutic
approach
to
financial
planning
By:
Anne
Tergesen
7/31/2015
Article
Summary:
Some
advice
and
tips
to
get
in
touch
with
your
inner
financial
self
to
determine
your
relationship
with
your
money.
Get
in
touch
with
your
money
scripts
or
beliefs
about
money.