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.
Disability insurance: Completing the application
By Larry SchneiderCompleting the application is one of the most important phases of the sales cycle since so much depends on its accuracy and how thorough the agent was in its completion.
July 29, 2009
Product of the WeekA more streamlined income product with all-in-one flexibility, RetireReady One is designed to improve the advisors' experience with focused options to make it easier to personalize a guaranteed income strategy for clients
July 29, 2009
Product of the WeekA more streamlined income product with all-in-one flexibility, RetireReady One is designed to improve the advisors' experience with focused options to make it easier to personalize a guaranteed income strategy for clients
July 28, 2009
Annuity strategies for anxious clientsSenior 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 28, 2009
Annuity strategies for anxious clientsSenior 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 21, 2009
Constructing a Disability Insurance PlanWhen constructing a proposal, what are the important features one should consider? Well before answering that question, the financial planner or agent should have met with the client (of course) and completed a questionnaire
July 14, 2009
Income Annuity Offers HelpA new fixed immediate annuity is offering family resource benefits and an option to help customers cope with inflation.
July 08, 2009
Survey: DB Plans Have HopeMany of the U.S. employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans want to keep them going.