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The Outlook For VAs In 2009
By Timothy C. PfeiferToday's variable annuity world is more complex than ever, and the old rules no longer apply. So forecasting for 2009 is challenging.
January 01, 2009
Marketing SectionIf your prospects don't know who you are or what LTCI solutions you offer, making sales will be tough, so learn how to market what you have.
January 01, 2009
Not learning from a near missThe representative pleaded with the consumer to pull back from the stock market, sell today and pocket those gains, and place at least some money in a no-market-risk place. Reluctantly, the consumer took the representative's advice, got out of
January 01, 2009
Surprise -- REITs do well in third quarter 2008. Same outcome for fourth quarter?Not even a traditionally non-correlated asset such as the real estate investment trust could escape the recent market bloodshed. The REIT market overall was down...
January 01, 2009
ETFs: 'T' is for taxWhile short and leveraged exchange-traded funds offer some of the same benefits as traditional ETFs, there are reasons for caution. "Unlike other ETFs, leveraged and short...
January 01, 2009
The Best ETFs of 2008If you want to know what kind of year 2008 was, all you have to do is look at the lopsided performance of exchange-traded funds...
January 01, 2009
MFS Investment Panel Shares 'Opportunities'In early December, MFS Investment Management pulled together several of its top experts to share year-end thoughts on the markets and trends affecting them. Erik...
January 01, 2009
Asset Allocation"The key to 2009 is whether an Obama stimulus package can ignite consumer rebound," says Kelly, the chief market strategist for JPMorgan Funds, adding that...