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.
Social responsibility and consumer loyalty
By Staff Writer70% - Percentage of boomers who feel a responsibility to "make the world a better place." 57% - Percentage of boomers who try to...
May 28, 2008
John Hancock Funds' CEO Hartstein on the boomer need for LTCIPurchasing long term care insurance would seem to be a basic strategy to guard against longevity risk. But LTCI continues to struggle with market penetration....
May 28, 2008
A piece of the planning puzzle boomer advisors missDuring the World Cup in Germany in 2006, pickpockets identified wealthy Americans by the tennis shoes they wore. In certain Latin American cities, one wrong...
May 28, 2008
Longer life means increased disability riskIt isn't rocket science, but for some reason boomers just aren't getting it. The longer you live, the higher the risk of incurring some sort...
May 28, 2008
Why it's wise to defy "conventional wisdom"More evidence of the folly of the follow-the-herd mentality. A fascinating read appears in a recent article from the Wall Street Journal about low profile...
May 28, 2008
Bet big on the health care economyFirst it was agriculture, then manufacturing and most recently service. What will be the backbone for our economy in the not-too-distant future? According to the...
May 28, 2008
Longevity annuitiesSome insurers are offering a twist on the traditional immediate annuity that should help retirees protect themselves from outliving their savings, according to Walter Updegrave...
May 28, 2008
Health care REITs: Investor booster shotHealth care REITs posted respectable returns in 2007, and, according to Kevin Fischbeck at Lehman Brothers, will probably continue to do well in 2008. He...