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Helena Ruffin

We were all disturbed by the recent announcement by Anthem Blue Cross to raise premiums for individual insurance coverage for Californians by as much as 39%. And even if you’re not an Anthem subscriber, you’ve probably seen increases in your health plans. The insurance companies don’t seem to be backing down even though on February [...]
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A Look at How Fast the Markets Recover Through the Years

by Helena Ruffin on February 9, 2010

Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP  The stock market is amazingly resilient. You might be surprised at how fast the stock market can change … for the better. Let’s look at how the market has recovered remarkably – and quickly – from some notable downturns. 2008-2009: The collapse of the subprime mortgage [...]
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Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index rose by 0.2 to 1.6, making a new high for the year. The index reflects current conditions aligned with the high end of our base case outlook and low end of our bull case outlook, established at the end of last year. Consistent with this [...]
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Current Conditions Index reaches a new high.