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Stop the bad press about annuities
By Charles K. Hirsch, CLUMany financial experts in the media have a negative view of annuities. Educate your clients on the facts.
January 21, 2013
CPAs can sellJohn Azodi saw an opportunity to help his clients with all of their financial matters and now hes teaching other CPAs how to do the same.
January 21, 2013
Storm WarningJust a few days before Hurricane Sandy barreled up the East Coast, German reinsurance giant Munich Re issued a new report titled Severe Weather in North America revealing that weather disasters have hit North America far harder than they have the rest of the world.
January 21, 2013
Ernst & Young's Doug French prognosticates on advanced sales in 2013NUL Senior Editor Warren S. Hersch recently chatted with Doug French, a managing principal of the insurance services practice at New York-based Ernst & Young. The interview explored, among issues, prospects for advanced markets sales in 2013, the evolution of agent compensation and challenges that advisors will face in the...
January 21, 2013
Ernst & Young's Doug French prognosticates on advanced sales in 2013NUL Senior Editor Warren S. Hersch recently chatted with Doug French, a managing principal of the insurance services practice at New York-based Ernst & Young. The interview explored, among issues, prospects for advanced markets sales in 2013, the evolution of agent compensation and challenges that advisors will face in the...
January 21, 2013
FINRA issues top 10 watch list for 2013ETFs and variable annuities are among the products in the regulators sights due to potential risks to investors.
January 21, 2013
Report names fastest growing active fund manager in 2012DoubleLine Capitals flow rate hit 129 percent, which is 46 percentage points greater than that of its nearest competitor.
January 21, 2013
Does your under age 60 client need income? Use a SPIA.A single premium immediate annuity can fund a pre-retirees income needs until Social Security benefits kick in. However, there are tax issues that must be addressed.