Another blow to mutual funds after bounce-back
By Staff WriterThe $12.1 billion taken out of mutual funds last week depleted the entire $10.4 billion investors had put into them the week before. "Mutual fund money...
December 09, 2008
Sy SternbergSy Sternberg, CLU, was recently awarded the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Round Table of New York. Sternberg is Chairman of the Board of the New York Life Insurance Company. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those who have made
December 09, 2008
Targeting boomers as clientsAs we all know full well, the first boomers have begun hitting retirement age and will be doing so over the next 20 years. That's the potential for millions more clients to hit the "senior" market and the target of much of your
December 09, 2008
Low-tax citiesBillings, Mont. Cheyenne, Wyo. Doral, Fla. Henderson, Nev. Juneau, Alaska Manchester, N.H. Nashville, Tenn. Sioux Falls, S.D. Spokane, Wash. Stafford, Texas Source: U.S. News & World Report
December 08, 2008
Treasury - Bank rescue successful so far"We did not allow the financial system to collapse. That is the most direct, important information. Second, we know the system is more stable than...
December 08, 2008
Where are the jobs?Some industries are actually thriving despite the worst job market in 15 years. CNNMoney.com lists which sectors are not only retaining jobs, but hiring as...
December 08, 2008
Low-tax citiesBillings, Mont. Cheyenne, Wyo. Doral, Fla. Henderson, Nev. Juneau, Alaska Manchester, N.H. Nashville, Tenn. Sioux Falls, S.D. Spokane, Wash. Stafford, Texas Source: U.S. News & World Report
December 08, 2008
Florida AG speaks out against "free lunch" seminarsThe fight against predatory sales tactics continues. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and E. Douglas Beach, secretary for the state's Department of Elder Affairs, issued a consumer advisory to inform Florida seniors and their families about
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