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FSO Picks

Stocks: A First Half from Hell (BusinessWeek)
High Oil Prices (It's All Speculation)

National Underwriter News

Cerulli: More Wholesalers Woo Fewer Advisors
FINRA Warns Against Selling Assets

ProducersWEB.com - News

Parents juggle retirement and education costs
Varying outcomes in comp pharmacy programs

ProducersWEB.com - Articles.

What clients should know about getting rated
Put the merry in Monday

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Other FSO News

Stocks end difficult first half with quiet session (AP)
NAVA and IBM join to standardize VA sales
Federal Suitability Law Introduced
Want to get rich? (Get out of NYC and head for Texas)
Student Credit Cards (Useful or a Trap?)
Mathas Named CEO of New York Life
Mortgage relief and taxes (Bankrate)
U.S. wealth managers go global
New York is worst city to build wealth - survey (CNNMoney)
Expect the Dollar to Buck Up Soon (Kiplinger)
Rebates Fuel Spending, But Consumer Outlook Tough (Investor's business Daily)
Brokers, advisers blast Finra proposal
Life Insurance’s Split Annuities
Ignored debt damages many parts of life (Bankrate)
Chrysler to close 1 plant, cut production at 2nd
Aon eSolutions Launches Environmental Module
Hiring Is Hard Work (BusinessWeek)
Funds eyeing growth look past boxes
Can You Afford Long-Term-Care Insurance? (US News)
Iraq's oil fields open to bidders (CNNMoney)
GEICO Teams With Insurity on New Commercial Auto Product
Consumers getting paid to replace old cars (report )
Is retiring early unpatriotic? (Bankrate)
New CFP rules could be hard on small clients
The War Over Offshore Wind Is
A GM-Ford Marriage (BusinessWeek)
Attorneys see gold in auction rate mire
Commercial Real Estate: Harder Times Ahead
OneBeacon Buys Entertainment Brokers International
Did Bear Stearns Fool the Street, Too? (BusinessWeek)
GMAT Cheating Controversy Grows
Energy's easiest fix: Use less
Tips for Homeowners on the Brink (BusinessWeek)

More National Underwriter News

Court Declines Equitable Relief Cases
Nationwide, N.Y. Life Help Flood Victims
NAIC Discusses Senior Designations
Aetna, Ebix Fund Stock Buyback Programs
Consulting Firm Acquires More Actuarial Ops
Labor To Fill 5 Advisory Council Seats
IRS Schedules Multiemployer Plan Hearing
LTC Policy Offers Third Pool Of Cash
Arkansas LTC Partnership Program To Start
IMG To Sell Coverage In China
Swiss Re: Latin American Life Premiums Soar
Personnel Changes: AXA, Aetna, Others

More ProducersWEB News

Doctors to incur losses after 10% Medicare fee cut
Global economy could diminish more than expected
Newly delinquent homeowners multiply
Oil again climbs on inventory concerns
H&R Block posts first quarterly profit since 2006
Farmers, food prices hurt by flooding
Midwest business activity beats predictions
Fireman's Fund cuts homeowners rates in Calif.