Economic Trends
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12 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care: 2024
By Michael S. Fischer and Katie RassRising labor costs and occupancy rates drove prices up across the board, Genworth's CareScout unit finds.
March 18, 2025
72% of Advisor Revenue Is Fee-Based: CerulliIn contrast, commission-based revenues have plummeted to 23% of an average advisor’s revenue, the study found.
March 13, 2025
FINRA’s Top 5 Fine Categories: 2024The $59 million in assessed penalties was down 35% from 2023, according to an analysis by Eversheds Sutherland.
March 12, 2025
Why U.S. Life and Annuity Issuers Want the World to Calm DownAbout $1.8 trillion of their assets, and some of their owners, are in other countries.
March 12, 2025
Indexed Life Sales Rise 9.2% in Q4Traditional universal life products continued to sell poorly.
March 11, 2025
Barry Ritholtz: This is Not the Time to Buy (Yet)What should investors know now? Here's what Ritholtz, Peter Mallouk and others say.
March 11, 2025
Inflation Worries Are Back: Northwestern MutualEven investors with more than $1 million say they're having trouble keeping up with rising prices.
March 10, 2025
12 Biggest U.S. Mega-Donors to Charity in 2024Six of them made gifts of $1 billion or more, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.