Life Insurance
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MassMutual Breast Cancer Awareness Program Expected to Raise Six-Figure Donation to Local Cancer Organizations
By staff WriterMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual), Springfield, Mass., has kicked off an innovative Breast Cancer Awareness program that will raise an estimated six-figure contribution for local cancer organizations all across the country while
October 01, 2007
What "everybody knows" is not always rightAccording to a Society of Actuaries study, roughly three-quarters of people surveyed felt they would live until age 80, but roughly the same percentage thought they'd be dead by age 85. I believe the reason for this groupthink, whereby everybody
October 01, 2007
The exploding $16 trillion IRA marketStretching distributions from qualified and non-qualified retirement plans is a hot topic among financial advisors, marketing organizations and insurance companies, as the amount of qualified money in IRAs, 401(k)s and all other qualified accounts
October 01, 2007
Ed Slott delivers the goodsNew York-based CPA Ed Slott doesn't get to spend much time at home. He's too busy traveling the country, teaching advisors and consumers alike about IRA distribution strategies that are the key to effective wealth transfer. From January through
October 01, 2007
Hancock Adds Withdrawal Benefit RiderAn insurer has come out with an annuity designed for purchasers who want to begin taking withdrawals immediately.John Hancock Annuities, Boston, a unit of Manulife ...
October 01, 2007
Hancock Adds Withdrawal Benefit RiderAn insurer has come out with an annuity designed for purchasers who want to begin taking withdrawals immediately.John Hancock Annuities, Boston, a unit of Manulife ...
October 01, 2007
Consultants: Deductibles May Block Health AccessRising out-of-pocket costs could shut many middle-income Americans with health coverage out of the U.S. health care system.Roughly 60% of the U.S. residents who have ...
October 01, 2007
NRP Raises CapitalNational Retirement Partners Inc. says it has sold $20 million in common stock.NRP, Capistrano Beach, Calif., runs a network of 90 retirement plan advisory firms. ...