Ode to Pollyanna
By Bob Clark, Bob ClarkI had an interesting discussion with an advisor friend of mine the other day about client portfolios. He was of the opinion that a client...
April 10, 2009
S&P: For life insurers, TARP aid won't immediately boost ratingsEven though the Treasury has expressed the possibility to expand federal aid to life insurers, Standard & Poor's Rating Services says not to expect higher...
April 09, 2009
A bunch of drunken 12-year-oldsI'd laugh if so much wasn't at stake. Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal a while back when all...
April 09, 2009
Health care system may drown in wave of boomersThe number of geriatricians, which is currently inadequate at one for every 2,500 seniors, will need to grow exponentially, from 7,128 to 36,000, in order to meet the expected demand.
April 09, 2009
The real source of retirement incomeFor all the industry angst over the need for retirement income products and strategies, the simplest answer (as usual) might prove best. Bloomberg speculates on...
April 09, 2009
Individual LTCI Sales Down in 2008As the economy withered in 2008 so did the LTCI market, which recorded sales of just over $600 million for the year.
April 09, 2009
Gallup reports lack of cash the biggest worryBasic economic concerns have eclipsed worries over energy and healthcare costs.
April 09, 2009
Maine mulls over its LTC systemMaine's legislature is deciding whether to restructure the LTC system so that more people will have access to home-based care.
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