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Securities Jobs Weaken, But Just a Bit
By Janet LevauxThe December employment report issued on January 4 showed the weakest job growth since August of 2003, with only 18,000 jobs added in the entire non-farm jobs area and unemployment shooting up to 5 pe
January 06, 2008
The GLWB Feature Is Seeing Sales SuccessThe evolution of guaranteed living benefit features in variable annuities is continuing to unfold, in terms of their impact on sales, overall purchase ("election") rates, ...
January 06, 2008
The GLWB Feature Is Seeing Sales SuccessThe evolution of guaranteed living benefit features in variable annuities is continuing to unfold, in terms of their impact on sales, overall purchase ("election") rates, ...
January 03, 2008
Woodbury's Brian Murphy Takes FSI ChairWoodbury Financial Services Chairman Brian Murphy will chair the Financial Services Institute's (FSI) board of governors for 2008, according to a January 2 FSI announcement.
January 03, 2008
Rand Study of Advisor, B/D Industries Is OutThe much-anticipated RAND study of the broker/dealer and investment advisory industries is complete, and its findings confirm that investors indeed have trouble distinguishing between advisors and brokers.
January 02, 2008
FSI Elects '08 LeadersThe Atlanta-based Financial Services Institute, or FSI, says the industry group's board of directors has unanimously elected Brian Murphy, chairman of Woodbury Financial Services of Woodbury, Minn., a
January 01, 2008
New Year's DelusionsHere we go again... another brand new year. Along with a new number to forget to write on our checks, there are many positive things...
January 01, 2008
Up to the ChallengeBoomers have come of age to retire and that event, alone, has sparked an epiphany. Until we took notice of the fact that the oldest boomers...