I posted this on my Meridian blog back in December. The company has since tried to shut that blog down, re-posting here. Ever wonder why that “financial planner” is recommending the product they are recommending? It could be the compensation or the extra bonuses that are offered to incentive them to sell a certain company’s product.Given these incentive plans, is the product being sold really in your best interest? I’ll let you decide. Here is a recent advert that showed up in my e-mail: