Commentary

July 18, 2008

Mark E. Arning has been named general auditor of New York Life Insurance Company. He will oversee the corporate Audit Department, which is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations.

July 18, 2008

I'm getting hammered for my fatalistic attitude about the credit and housing crunch. One reader called me a fatalist and a narcissist (of course; that's...

July 18, 2008

31 million - Number of people over 65 who depend on Social Security as their main source of income; $11,723 was the average income amount. 30.7% - Percentage of the over-65 population that receives income from a pension or retirement plan.

July 18, 2008

31 million - Number of people over 65 who depend on Social Security as their main source of income; $11,723 was the average income amount. 30.7% - Percentage of the over-65 population that receives income from a pension or retirement plan.

July 17, 2008

Ask seniors where they want to live as they age and the answers will undoubtedly be unanimous: they want to stay home. As a result, it's important for professionals working the long term care market to know how to understand what it takes to

July 17, 2008

New research from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) shows that despite a struggling economy, compensation for financial professionals in 2007 outpaced that of the...

July 17, 2008

How often are you in contact with your clients? Three or four times a year? Do you put all your clients into the same contact campaign? Did you know that even a low volume contact campaign should include 10 or more points of contact each year? And