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Promoting your content, Part 2
By Amy McIlwainFeel as if youre shouting into the wind? Here are some great paid-for ways to get the social-media world talking about you and your content.
February 12, 2014
A discussion of insurance duty: fiduciary standard and suitabilityFind out what happens when people sit down after attending a financial advisors association event and discuss insurance, fiduciary duties and what is expected of them when serving clients.
February 12, 2014
Timeline: Watch the ‘whens’ of Social Security claimingAs your clients approach retirement and begin to feel the weight of mounting decisions and deadlines, expect to encounter planning insecurity toward Social Security.
February 12, 2014
Transition into retirement seamlessly with combo DIA-variable annuityDeferred income annuities have gained a prominent position in the retirement income planning game and are poised to change the way these products operate for good.
February 12, 2014
AIG chairman slams Fed rate strategySteve Miller says we're "printing money to keep everybody happy."
February 11, 2014
Bring your marketing plan down to earthYour marketing plan is useless without one key ingredient: an effective strategy for deploying that plan. Make sure you translate your marketing goals into concrete actions.
February 11, 2014
Fishing for clientsLike fishing, prospecting requires patience, knowledge, perseverance, confidence and effort.
February 11, 2014
How the up-and-coming wealthy choose advisorsA study finds that the futurewealthy most often switch wealth managers on the basis of the firm's reputation for quality products and services.