{"id":8212,"date":"2022-04-29T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agents.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/?p=8212"},"modified":"2022-04-29T12:58:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:58:55","slug":"financial-friday-round-up-april-25-april-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agents.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/2022\/04\/29\/financial-friday-round-up-april-25-april-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Friday Round-Up \u2014 April 25 \u2013 April 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Welcome to the latest Financial Friday Round-Up, our weekly column filled with the best things for you to read, watch or listen to regarding finance around the web. Below you will find articles on customer service, retirement planning, the science of risk, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/last-in-line-customers-11651095272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Companies Should Pay More Attention to Customers Last in Line<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">New research points to the last customer in line as the most important for any good customer service strategy. These customers are the most likely to walk away, and making their experience the best it could possibly be can keep them in line. 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