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Never Mind the Baby Boomers, Here Comes Gen X (Unprepared, Too)
By Elizabeth D. FestaGeneration X took a big hit to their collective savings by the Great Recession, too, and as they see Boomers struggling to meet their financial goals, GenXers are starting to ask themselves: why bother?
January 23, 2012
Sterne Agee: $40 Billion Flowed into ETFs in the Fourth QuarterETFs in December, a seasonally strong month, generated $16.4 billion of inflows or an organic growth rate of 18.7%. For the quarter, ETF inflows totaled about $40 billion (15% organic growth rate).
January 23, 2012
Fixed Indexed Annuity Holders Keep Holding OnSurrender rates of FIAs have declined. What does this mean for providers of that product?
January 23, 2012
Where to Go, What to Do?There are good signs up for the market for the moment, but will they last?
January 22, 2012
Understanding the Tax Implications of Life Insurance, Part IThree producers skilled at dealing with life insurance and tax planning explain how they educated themselves and why their role matters.
January 22, 2012
Roger McCarty: Light Up a RoomFew people in the world truly have the ability to energize a room with their mere presence. Brokers International founder Roger McCarty, who passed away late last year, was one of those people.
January 20, 2012
Defy Popular Perception: Overcome the Life Insurance TabooThough it has fallen out of favor, life insurance remains an important financial planning tool.
January 20, 2012
Reader Comments of the WeekWe've rounded up some of the top reader comments on LifeHealthPro this week.