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Starting relationships in a changing world
By Kim MagdaleinBETTER PROSPECTING: Advisors have an opportunity to fill the coverage gaps created by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
February 13, 2017
Middle-Income Retirees Least Likely to Prefer Annuities: EBRIA report by EBRI breaks down who is most likely to buy annuities.
February 13, 2017
5 regulator questions about long-term care insurance pricesFred Andersen is trying to create a framework for conversation about LTCI rate review ideas.
February 10, 2017
DOL expected to delay fiduciary ruleAs expected, the Department of Labor filed a notice Thursday with the Office of Management and Budget to delay implementation of its fiduciary rule.
February 10, 2017
Here's how turning over rocks can reveal hidden prospectsThis is the story of how two hidden companies resulted in millions of dollars in sales business.
February 10, 2017
IRA assets move out from under the mattressEBRI shows how retirement savers have reallocated assets since the end of the Great Recession.
February 09, 2017
Columnists debate: Is Dodd-Frank worth saving?The Dodd-Frank Act was designed to prevent another financial crisis. Critics say it overburdened banks with rules.
February 08, 2017
DOL wins fiduciary rule case in TexasTexas federal trial Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn ruled in favor Wednesday of the Labor Department in the case brought by nine plaintiffs against Labors fiduciary rule.