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According to Forrester Research, about 1 in 5 investors surveyed said they didn't know how they paid their financial adviser. That's a big mistake. Some planners are paid commissions by the sellers of mutual funds, annuities and other products. Others earn fees, either hourly or by the plan. Still others take a percentage of assets under management. And some combine several of these approaches. Fee-based planners have the fewest conflicts because they have no incentive to steer you to any particular product or service. But even those planners use insurance agents and others who receive commissions. What...
...Afghanistan by channeling the extremists' energies towards India. But even if he were doing his level best to stop such attacks, Pakistan's militant Islamists may well learn from the experience of their Palestinian cousins. Hamas and Islamic Jihad long ago learned that attacking Yasser Arafat directly would earn them the ire of the Palestinian people, and that the best way to challenge Arafat was to launch terror attacks against the common enemy - that way they could simultaneously undermine Arafat's negotiating strategy and maintain popular support. In Pakistan, too, elements (which may include military and intelligence officers) opposed...
...caps do not limit the percentage of magna degrees awarded to 15—if fewer than five percent of seniors are awarded summa cum laude, the remainder may be awarded magna cum laude degrees. Similarly, if fewer than 20 percent of seniors earn magna and summa distinctions, more than 30 percent may receive cum laude honors...
After the results were in, HUDS announced that the new organic coffee—which, in addition to being “fair trade” coffee, is of a higher grade than the old blend—performed well enough to earn a regular place on Annenberg and House dining hall menus. The brew will be served twice a week beginning next semester...
...colleagues said Kirby has his own type of charm—a “warm and witty” sense of humor that will earn him friends among faculty members...