A.M. Best expects continued negative rating actions for life/annuity sector
By Staff WriterA new report from A.M. Best Co. finds the North American life/annuity segment is of lower credit quality relative to where it was historically and...
February 20, 2009
Tax savings in Obama's latest recovery bill: the short explanation (sort of)Thomson Reuters sums up new tax-saving opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009 that financial advisors would be wise to share with...
February 20, 2009
Military members more confident about retirement than rest of populationThe retirement panic hasn't swept across the military nearly as much as the civilian population. Almost half of all U.S. service members say they are...
February 20, 2009
The Power of PermanenceThese days, new sources of revenues are on the minds of many advisors. And that means signing up new clients. Fortunately (or unfortunately), with investment...
February 19, 2009
Retirement assets take a $1 trillion hit in third quarterRetirement assets in 2008 saw a fast and furious decline by the end of the third quarter, plunging from $16.9 trillion to $15.9 trillion between...
February 19, 2009
Where the sun don't shineCall it Gore-aphobia. Big Al's at it again. The former Veep teamed with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (someone we should ban, in my opinion)...
February 19, 2009
LTC costs vary widely across countryBoomers weighing long term care costs will have to factor in their location, as a new study commissioned by Northwestern Mutual reveals some Americans are...
February 19, 2009
Four safe -- safer -- sectorsSome sectors have started to find some balance, even while others continue their plummet The New York Times reports. The paper quotes Jeffrey N. Kleintop,...
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