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U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Saw 18% Jump in Q2
By Melanie WaddellU.S. sales of fixed annuities totaled an estimated $19.4 billion in the second quarter, an 18% jump from first-quarter sales, according to Beacon Research's Fixed Annuity Premium Study released Monday.
September 01, 2010
Hartford Study: Life Insurance Understanding Lowest Among Low-Income WorkersIn a survey of American workers employed full-time, lower-paid employees showed a more limited understanding of life insurance than those with higher incomes.
September 01, 2010
Making the Connection: Communicating with Clients in Uncertain TimesWhen it comes to understanding how advisors are operating amid still-volatile markets and within an economy whose growth prospects are dim, there are multiple ways...
September 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Commonwealth Takes the Top SpotBatting .500; fantastic in baseball, even better in our Broker/dealer of the Year annual surveys. One firm has taken the top spot more than any...
September 01, 2010
Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders!Now that The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has been signed into law, the media dissection of the 2,300-plus-page bill is...
September 01, 2010
The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill AfterlifeIt's been more than a year since I took a hiatus from writing about the competitive playing field to focus on covering the colossal financial...
September 01, 2010
Optimists: The 20th Annual Broker/Dealers of the YearOur Broker/Dealer of the Year survey has come of age. Twenty years of change, innovation, regulation, boom, bust (and boom again) in the independent...
September 01, 2010
Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for CommentsThe advisory industry is wasting little time in telling the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) how it should proceed on crafting a fiduciary duty for...