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4 Steps to Fix Facebook, Courtesy of Frances Haugen: Parmy Olson: At a congressional hearing on Tuesday, former Facebook Inc. product manager Frances Haugen didn’t need to convince lawmakers that the company has a big problem. https://t.co/0FbkqAnsJg
U.S. to Overhaul Student Debt Relief for Public Service Program: The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping changes to its public service loan forgiveness program. https://t.co/MhnTBJo4uH
U.S. CEO of Crypto-Focused Broker Has Regulation on Her Mind: In August, the Israeli brokerage eToro hired Lule Demmissie, a longtime wealth-management director at TD Ameritrade and, more recently, president at Ally Invest, to head its growing presence… https://t.co/ZCBqxR9J3S
Tax-Efficient Retirement Distributions with Inheritance in Mind: Here is a discussion of taxes and legacy when estate tax is not a concern because asset levels are below the estate tax exemptions. https://t.co/nBIfltk0lO
Tax increases are likely. What are you doing about it? @Russell_Invest With potential tax increases on the horizon, advisors can take steps now to minimize the impact of any changes in tax policy. https://t.co/p82NywtgUI
Nice Neighborhood, Except for the Houses: Tyler Cowen: In my travels, which thankfully are becoming more frequent again, I increasingly find myself returning to a mystifying question: Why has our advanced, modern and wealthy world ceased building… https://t.co/9tBXOS7D45
These Assets Are Most Exposed to Commodity-Fueled Inflation: The record surge in commodities has intensified investor angst that inflation could upend what has been a Goldilocks period for many markets. https://t.co/nlSnZL6SIA
Pension Funds’ Silver Lining Has a Touch of Gray: Aaron Brown: There has been an unusual burst of good news for State pension plans in the past week. New Jersey, one of the shakiest plans in the country, reported a 28.6% return for the fiscal year ended… https://t.co/1XCHjeEP63
Self-Interest is Self-Destructive: The impulse to advance one’s interests will be self-destructive for advisors when they fail to listen carefully and demonstrate curiosity. https://t.co/C4Bu7VRMst
Investor Trust in 2021 – No Longer Hitched to Wall Street? Fiduciary, from the Latin fiducia, means trust. In this article, I contemplate the promise of a new paradigm for earning investor trust. https://t.co/dGpH8Ls4al
Historical Returns Distort the Analysis of Annuities: If you use historical interest rates to analyze options-based annuities, you will mislead clients as to the benefits of those products. https://t.co/PLTpeJhyaB