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SEC Official Asks VA Sellers To Protect Seniors
By Staff WriterMembers of the National Association for Variable Annuities need to take the consumer protection provision in the group's mission statement seriously.Annette Nazareth, a commissioner who ...
July 02, 2006
SEC Official Asks VA Sellers To Protect SeniorsMembers of the National Association for Variable Annuities need to take the consumer protection provision in the group's mission statement seriously.Annette Nazareth, a commissioner who ...
July 01, 2006
Senior Survey 2006We provide the questions, they provide the answers and you reap the benefits. Click here to download the pdf.
July 01, 2006
Good deeds are great for businessEthics is a quality of the heart. It's something that grows within you but isn't seen easily from the outside. For that to happen, you need to express your ethics in deeds that are visible to others. To paraphrase Henry Ford, a person who makes
July 01, 2006
Projection bias shapes risk toleranceFinancial counselors ask new clients about their risk tolerance. The client responds by saying he is risk-averse or a risk-taker or somewhere in between. However, the amount of risk a person will take is not set in stone; it fluctuates over time. In
July 01, 2006
Roll with the changesBad press and declining inflow rates continue to hamper certain segments of the annuity industry. The National Association for Variable Annuities recently reported a 50 percent decrease in variable annuity net flows in 2005, and Notice 05-50 caused
July 01, 2006
Marketing by the letterThe Diversity Training Group in Herndon, Va., provides consulting and training to companies large and small to help them hire a diverse work force, serve a diverse customer base, and market to diverse and emerging markets. Coca-Cola and NASA are
June 30, 2006
Senior Survey 2006We provide the questions, they provide the answers and you reap the benefits. Click here to download the pdf.