How to Impress Anyone in Business
By Michael GoldbergThe more work I do with insurance reps, advisors, agents, brokers, and planners, the more amazed I am - and not in a good way.
September 02, 2010
Washington Life Settlement Alert: A Sign of Things to Come?Is the life settlement market in trouble?According to National Underwriter, the Washington State Division of Securities has issued an alert stating that life settlement investments ...
September 02, 2010
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You AreIf you have been following the retained asset account situation and I cant imagine many readers of this blog who have not then ...
September 01, 2010
Ninety percent of mortgage holders pay on timeThe Aug. 27 newspaper says 9.9% of U.S. mortgage holders have missed at least one payment, down slightly from April 30's record high, when it was higher than 10%. The newspaper did not have a headline that screamed the good news, like my headline above.
September 01, 2010
Sliced, with taxes on topThe irrationality of tax codes and the equally irrational behavior they often generate have been a constant source of amusement for many of us over the years. With that in mind, I couldn't help but chuckle over a recent culinary development in New York.
September 01, 2010
Sliced, with taxes on topThe irrationality of tax codes and the equally irrational behavior they often generate have been a constant source of amusement for many of us over the years. With that in mind, I couldn't help but chuckle over a recent culinary development in New York.
September 01, 2010
Ninety percent of mortgage holders pay on timeThe Aug. 27 newspaper says 9.9% of U.S. mortgage holders have missed at least one payment, down slightly from April 30's record high, when it was higher than 10%. The newspaper did not have a headline that screamed the good news, like my headline above.
September 01, 2010
What's Not to Love about Stocks?: Searching for Alpha for September 2010As new home sales decline to the lowest levels since the government began tracking them in 1963.

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