Life Insurance
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Retain Key Employees With a Life Insurance Funded DBO Plan
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkWhat can your business clients offer their key employees who already have everything? A Death Benefit Only Plan funded with life insurance.
December 16, 2011
RIAs With $410M in AUM to Custody With Raymond JamesFour firms, including an ex-Ameriprise affiliate, join Raymond James' RIA division with combined assets of $410 million.
December 16, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Bank Annuity Sales Up 11% Over Year-Ago PeriodThe Kehrer-LIMRA survey reports that bank annuity sales increased to $9.2 billion in the third quarter from $8.3 billion in the third quarter of 2010, a 10.8% rise.
December 16, 2011
5 Ideas to Beef Up Your Retirement Plan (U.S. News & World Report)Having a retirement plan in place is a good first step, but it's not enough, writes U.S. News columnist David Ning. It's equally important to monitor and update your retirement plan as you progress through your career to make sure you are still on track.
December 16, 2011
SEC Charges Ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs with FraudThe Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying they misled the government and taxpayers about risky subprime mortgages the mortgage giants held during the housing bust.
December 16, 2011
Security Mutual Life Insurance Enters Agreement with Collegiate Funding SolutionsSecurity Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York hopes that a new marketing agreement will allow agents to play a more hands-on role in the college planning process for their clients.
December 16, 2011
Security Mutual Life Insurance Enters Agreement with Collegiate Funding SolutionsSecurity Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York hopes that a new marketing agreement will allow agents to play a more hands-on role in the college planning process for their clients.
December 16, 2011
See You When I See YouChristopher Hitchens has died from esophageal cancer at the age of 62. The world has lost a polarizing figure, to be sure, but he was polarizing in a way that even has his critics pausing for a moment of silence.