Life Planning Strategies
Life planning strategies, with ideas about how to use life insurance and related products to help people and businesses get things done.
Insurance Information
By Marlene Y. SatterWhile the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the American Insurance Association (AIA) are calling for a federal Office of Insurance Information, the National...
October 27, 2008
Long-term care key issue for boomer votersLong-term care issues and funding will be the factors to sway boomer voter opinion on Election Day. A Genworth Financial national poll finds 41 percent...
October 23, 2008
Boomers underestimate disability60% - Percentage of boomers who will be managing more than one chronic condition by 2030.* 46% - Percentage of boomers who are concerned...
October 23, 2008
Hard times lead prescription declineAs the cost of necessities like food and gas rise -- along with everything else -- more people are trying to decide which of their...
October 20, 2008
Medicaid spending - out of controlMedicaid spending is "unsustainable" for both federal and state governments, says Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt. Leavitt spoke at today's National Association of State...
October 20, 2008
Social Security benefits to go up in 2009Older Americans will get a 5.8 percent increase in their Social Security benefits next year. It will be the largest hike in 26 years, according...
October 19, 2008
Market Volatility Remains HighThe Dow Jones industrials posted a gain of 401.03 points in the week ending October 17, 2008, or a rise of 4.75%, to close at 8,852.22, the biggest one week improvement since March 2003.
October 16, 2008
Boomers bring in big bucks to funeral industryLooking forward to a huge boom in their industry, funeral directors are "just sort of waiting for the baby boomers to start dying off." Tara...