Commentary

March 16, 2009

Eighteen years separates younger boomers (those born in 1964) from older ones (those born in 1946). Older boomers say they plan on working past retirement...

March 16, 2009

0.4%: Percent decline in net written insurance premiums in 2007. 91.8%: Percent drop in net after-tax income in the first nine months of 2008. $300 billion: Amount insurers contribute to the nation's annual gross domestic product.

March 16, 2009

Have you heard the term "sales funnel?" I hadn't until recently, when I spoke with Joanne Black, referral selling expert and founder of No More Cold Calling. She explained to me that in an economy like we're dealing with,

March 16, 2009

Investment industry experts John Bogle and Blaine Aikin called on Congress Friday to enact a fiduciary standard for all those providing investment advice and/or managing...

March 16, 2009

Confidence in government-sponsored retirement benefits is waning with boomers, and more than 40 percent of them say if given the choice, they would stop paying...

March 16, 2009

Russell Investments recently launched a new Web site to provide financial advisors with a resource library and online tool suite, and to stay ahead of the crisis. "The market doesn't care that most individuals have very long investment

March 16, 2009

"If you're like me, what you'll see are business communications that are self-centered, braggart, loaded with unnecessary information, and just plain ineffective marketing tools," Robert Imbriale writes on his Web site,