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I am Blake Martin, a local financial professional in the Pocono Mountains who helps business owners and individuals/families manage their financial future. I have teamed up with an independent broker dealer. By being independent, I have the freedom to structure my business in a manner that best serves my clients. I utilize a broker-dealer who provides services that include processing investment business, marketing assistance, practice management, and education. In addition, my broker-dealer holds responsibility for regulatory compliance and adherence to securities laws.

In a profession based on objective advice, true independence offers many choices intended to benefit you, the client. Your choice, of me as an independent financial professional, is the first step in getting unbiased recommendations and impartial guidance based directly on your needs and goals.

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Deciding When to Begin

Waiting until full retirement age (or up to age 70) to claim Social Security may result in significantly higher monthly benefits. At age 62, the earliest age to claim Social Security, the amount received could be only 70% of the benefit received at "full retirement age" (which ranges from age 65 to 67 depending on year of birth).

Keeping Pace with Social Security

In 2012, Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost of living increase for the first time in three years. But a recent study suggests that benefits are lagging far behind real expenses. This article explains how Social Security benefits are indexed and what older workers and retirees might expect from the program in the future.

What Do Price/Earnings Ratios Really Have to Offer?

It's not hard to find the price/earnings ratios of publicly traded companies or even the market as a whole reported in the news. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to understand what the numbers mean without the ability to make meaningful comparisons.

Tips for Surviving the Estate Tax

The federal estate tax was reinstated retroactively to January 1, 2010, by the 2010 Tax Relief Act. However, the favorable provisions are scheduled to expire at the end of 2012, when estates exceeding $1 million could be subject to the federal levy.

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Market Watch

May 26, 2012 @ 01:22 AM

Dow Jones Industrials	12,454.83	- 74.92
Nasdaq Composite	2,837.53	- 1.85
S&P 500	1,317.82	- 2.86

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