But short-term and long-term market dynamics are two very different things.

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According to all, the only way is up in the medium- to long-term as yen dynamics continue to serve as a trigger for this broad asset market move.

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Bert Halliday, first vice president and senior financial adviser at Merrill Lynch (nyse: MER - news - people ) in New York, emphasizes the family dynamics of buying long-term care.

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