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LSA MEMBERS:  Please make sure you login to the website to review the changes that have been posted.  The latest information is below.

Please find below the portfolios that have been updated and posted to the LSA site.  The line through the platform means that the changes are posted!

 Tuesday November 13th after market close:

• Allianz
• Jefferson National
• Nationwide
• Protective Life
• Security Benefit

 Wednesday November 14th  after market close:

• Private Client
• Private Client Less than 100K
• Bear Market Entry
• Cautious Bear Plus
• Schwab NTF

 Thursday November 15th after market close:

• AXA Equitable
• Hartford Leaders
• ING Select Advantage
• Lincoln
• MetLife
• Ohio National
• Pacific Life

We will continue to provide everyone with the most current information…..if you have any questions please contact us at 866-581-5724.

LSA will be posting revisions to portfolios over the next week starting Tuesday November 13th. Given the recent volatility and pull back since the elections LSA is making a few revisions to the portfolios to protect the gains we have had in 2012 and approach 2013 with a little more caution.  We will start releasing the revisions based on the schedule found below..

Here are the scheduled release dates, please login to the LSA site to view all changes which will post after the market closes on the date shown.

Tuesday November 13^th:

• Allianz
• Jefferson National
• Nationwide
• Protective Life
• Security Benefit

Wednesday November 14^th  after market close:

• Private Client
• Private Client Less than 100K
• Bear Market Entry
• Cautious Bear Plus
• Schwab NTF

Thursday November 15^th after market close:

• AXA Equitable
• Hartford Leaders
• ING Select Advantage
• Lincoln
• MetLife
• Ohio National
• Pacific Life

Video commentary will also be posted on Tuesday-Thursday walking through what the revisions look like.

Today, the Fed Open Market Committee concluded their two-day meeting with some big news—QE 3. Specifically, the FOMC will buy $40 billion of mortgages per month in an effort to spur the recovery in real estate and keep rates for government agency debt low (until the labor market improves ‘substantially’). Additionally, they lengthened and toughened their ‘zero-rate policy’ language from late-2014 to mid-2015. In addition, they stand ready to do more as needed.

This outcome, as has been the case of the last few meetings, was largely expected. However, up until a few days/weeks ago, it wasn’t as clear as to whether such as drastic step would need to be taken. Last week’s poor jobs report and ongoing spottiness in economic data (particularly in manufacturing) appeared to prompt this decision. Continue reading →