'08 Market Flashback: Real Estate in Trouble
By Staff WriterWhen reminiscing about the almost forgotten post 2007 decline, many - with a feeling of relief and nostalgia - consider the 2008 decline to have...
November 24, 2009
Annuities sales up compared to 2008Well, if you were looking for some good news, you might have found it in a recent annuities report.
November 24, 2009
Phoenix launches two fixed indexed annuity productsThe Phoenix Companies, Inc., Hartford, Conn., has introduced Phoenix Index Select and Phoenix Index Select Bonus.
November 24, 2009
A Closer Look at the Housing NumbersLike most pragmatic folks, I'm used to the divergence between perception and reality. But when the numbers and the intent fail to confirm one another, the skeptic in me tends to surface.
November 24, 2009
Peter Drucker for Wall Street CzarDrucker would advise Wall Street to ask what retail brokers think. About being a fiduciary, brokers might "surprise" execs. Many would say "Bring it on!"
November 23, 2009
Wall Street's Marie AntoinetteAs if Goldman Sachs did not already have enough image problems as the biggest pig at the Wall Street trough, it is now the most ...
November 23, 2009
Why I'm Using Client Questionnaires on P&C CoverageIn a recent post I discussed how financial planners should consider looking into a client's property and casualty insurance coverage. From the comments made on...
November 19, 2009
Men, young retirees more confident about retirementWomen may be taking the recession a little personally. A recent survey from Wells Fargo found 29 percent of boomer women are angry about the...
Commentary