Annuities
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School's in: The case for lifelong learning
By Steven McCartyCE learning and lifelong adult learning are different animals. Here's why.
June 01, 2010
Stow your files to keep clients safeMessy desks may be the sign of a creative mind. But they're also a big compliance risk.
June 01, 2010
LIMRA: VA Consumers Still Buy Guaranteed Living BenefitsGuaranteed living benefit riders were elected 87% of the time on variable annuities offering the features during the first quarter, according to LIMRA.
June 01, 2010
It's your job to provide the answersOur country desperately needs quality agents/advisors to deliver a vital message.
June 01, 2010
B/D Briefing: FINRA's Ketchum Sees a Fiduciary Future for B/DsAs the Senate continued its debate on Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill in mid-May, members of Congress were wading through a series of...
May 31, 2010
Guaranteed benefits still popular in variable annuities87% - Percentage of consumers who elected guaranteed living benefits in the first quarter of 2010.
May 31, 2010
Never use the "fixed-rate bucket" unless ...Index annuity buyers from a year ago are seeing 7 percent, 8 percent and even double-digit yields credited to their index annuity
May 31, 2010
Never use the "fixed-rate bucket" unlessWhen you put the premium in the fixed bucket it defeats the purpose of the index annuity.