Annuities
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On the air advocate
By Mike WerlingKim Magdalein doesn't remember FDR's fireside radio chats, but some of the seniors who hear Magdalein's radio show just might. The 21-year industry veteran and principal at Magdalein Stratton and Associates Inc. in Jacksonville, Fla., runs a
February 28, 2006
Who are you?Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavors, caffeine. Alone, these ingredients mean nothing, but attach the name Coca-Cola and hundreds of images are instantly conjured up: the smell of summer
February 28, 2006
Planning for families with special needsMary Anne Ehlert launched her company, Protected Tomorrows, to fill a growing niche in the financial services industry - families with special needs. And she has first-hand experience - her sister suffered from cerebral palsy. Based on her own
February 28, 2006
Instruments of mass communicationAdvisors are always on the lookout for ways to increase their visibility. The Yellow Pages, billboards, newspaper ads and radio spots are some of the standard ways. Technological advances have increased the options in the visibility stable, and the
February 28, 2006
Survey: Few Employers Offer AnnuitiesU.S. employers are just starting to adjust to the aging of the work force.Researchers at a unit of MetLife Inc., New York, have presented data ...
February 26, 2006
Fixed Annuity Sales Fell 10% In 2005Industry sales of fixed annuities totaled $18.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005, the lowest quarterly sales total since the second quarter of 2001.The ...
February 26, 2006
Fixed Annuity Sales Fell 10% In 2005Industry sales of fixed annuities totaled $18.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005, the lowest quarterly sales total since the second quarter of 2001.The ...
February 26, 2006
NAVA Hears MFS Executive's Income Solution SuggestionsPeople want to know what will happen to them, financially speaking, if they live to be 80 to 98, said Robert C. Pozen, chairman of ...