Avast, Me Hearties!
By Bill Coffin, Bill CoffinAnd now some lighter fare for your Friday afternoon...I got an interesting bit from my friends at the American College of emergency Physicians yesterday. These ...
August 11, 2011
IRA Owners on Brokerage Chopping BlockIndividual retirement account holders may find themselves brokerless if the DOL adopts its proposed fiduciary duty rules.
August 11, 2011
We want YOU in the September issueInterested in having your opinion voiced in what promises to be one of the most talked-about issues of Life Insurance Selling in the magazine's 85-year history? Here's your chance.
August 11, 2011
What We Own and Why: The Fixed Income PortfolioA respite from recent stock selling pressure has given me the opportunity to discuss our fixed income holdings. Combining bonds with stocks is a sensible way to add diversification to client holdings.
August 11, 2011
More Thoughts on the Eurozone SelloffA few more thoughts on yesterday afternoons blog that noted Wednesdays selloff was Eurocentric can be found in an excellent article in the New York Times.
August 11, 2011
Lessons for U.S. Advisors—and Regulators—on Risk, Suitability From OverseasPaying attention to consumer needs is no longer whistling in the wind. Its a global tornado.
August 10, 2011
Little did I knowA little more than a week ago, I had the privilege of acting as master of ceremonies for the annual symposium of my friends at the Florida Association of Health Underwriters.
August 10, 2011
The week that wasWhew! Last week was something, wasn't it? Stocks in free fall and panic in the streets.

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