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Oh, the Youmanity
By Bill CoffinAs part of my ongoing effort to highlight insurers doing good deeds, I turn my attention to Aviva, whose Youmanity program is much more than a token effort.
November 11, 2011
Advisors Crave More Control Over Asset Management: Aite'Clearly, advisors crave more control in the asset-management process,' says the Aite Group's report, 'Managing Wealth: Advisor Perspectives on Investment Products and Fee Business.'
November 10, 2011
The Key to Future Success? Disruptive Innovation.Twenty years ago when it was time to travel, we picked up the telephone to contact our travel agent who made plane, car rental and hotel arrangements. No one would think of doing this today and a decade from now, I predict a similar evolution will have transformed the...
November 04, 2011
Time to Embrace China and ‘Unthinkable,’ Says Ramo at Schwab ImpactThe U.S. government and its citizens have a responsibility to forge new, creative ties to the expanding nation, Kissinger Associates analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo said.
November 04, 2011
Schwab Doubles Number of Breakaway-Broker Prospects at Impact 2011As more wirehouse reps see the terms of their retention packages end, they are seriously exploring their options, Schwab's Tim Oden says.
November 03, 2011
Schwab Recognizes Top Advisors, Firms at Impact 2011The company also donated $45,000 to charity on behalf of the recognized advisors.
November 03, 2011
Chuck Schwab at Impact 2011: Bernanke ‘BS’; Obama’s Got to GoThe chairman says there must be a leadership change before the U.S. economy can expand.
November 02, 2011
New Effort to Reduce Drug Shortages a Small Step (BenefitsPro)Unprecedented drug shortages are threatening the lives of cancer patients and other seriously ill people, and the Obama administration's plan to tackle them is just a small step toward solving a complex problem
