Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
Annuity strategies for anxious clients
By Stefanos LoisouSenior Financial Workshops We have available today an ever-evolving number of strategies, including immediate, fixed and fixed index annuities, life insurance and long-term care programs, which can be utilized and tailored to clients' specific
July 08, 2009
Survey: DB Plans Have HopeMany of the U.S. employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans want to keep them going.
July 06, 2009
Survey: Race Shapes SavingsEven after adjusting for income differences, African-American and Hispanic workers are contributing less to 401(k) retirement plans.
July 01, 2009
Surviving the Muni StormThe next corner of the bond market that looks poised for a storm of epic proportions is the usually quiet and tame municipal bond market....
June 19, 2009
Web Exclusive: Disability COULD Happen To ThemRosemarie Rossetti returns with an article about how to sell disability income insurance with conviction.
June 11, 2009
Why Insure Income?Why should you insure income? Because, for most people the ability to earn an income is without a doubt, their most important asset.
June 09, 2009
Wealthier Americans continue to economizeUpper-income Americans, or those who earn $90,000 or more per year, brought May to the lowest average daily spending rate of the year.
June 09, 2009
Towers Perrin: Pensions GainInvestment market gains probably helped the typical large defined benefit pension plan do a little better in May.