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Stern advice: Financial to-do list for 2013
By Staff WriterA New Year's resolution will not be enough to get your finances in order this year.
January 02, 2013
Will the fiscal cliff vote cost John Boehner his speakership?Boehner's vote sidestepped spending cuts proposed by the man poised to replace him.
January 02, 2013
Fiscal cliff deal sends markets shooting higherYet the deal leaves a host of questions unresolved, most notably, a long-term plan for cutting the deficit.
January 02, 2013
5 million reasons why I admire this industryIt took 4,000 New York Life employees and agents just eight weeks to raise more than $5 million in its annual giving campaign, including $250,000 in Hurricane Sandy aid. It took Congress way longer than that to deliver no Hurricane Sandy aid, at all.
January 01, 2013
The 'no' gameIf youre having trouble getting started with cold calling, trying playing this game.
January 01, 2013
BattleplansComing off of one of the most contentious general elections in recent history, the life and health insurance industry was dealt a series of stinging defeats, most notably in the re-election of President Barack Obama, who goes into his second term with a substantial mandate and, critics fear, little reason...
January 01, 2013
Must go fasterAt the National Underwriter Executive Conference held in New York last December, ING CEO Butch Britton spoke about the many challenges facing the life insurance business, focusing on a number of problems that are just waiting to hit critical mass. Some have, already. All demand the attention of an industry...