Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Cogent: Nest Eggs are Smaller
By Staff WriterThe typical affluent worker who retired in October 2010 had 12% less retirement savings than the typical affluent worker who retired in October 2006.
January 18, 2011
States Set Child-Only Enrollment PeriodsStates have taken many different approaches to scheduling individual child-only health insurance enrollment periods.
January 18, 2011
Michael Reardon named CFO at ForethoughtForethought Financial Group Inc. has named Michael Reardon the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer.
January 18, 2011
Advisors: Social media compliance issues got you down?You have probably heard to the nth degree the importance of using social media to network. Social networking sites can work to successfully market your company, although they may present you with quite a few compliance issues as a financial advisor.
January 18, 2011
Choppy seasOne thing that has come out of the double-whammies -- the March 2000 through March 2003 agony and then the 2008 mess (I call that one the Great Debacle) -- is volatility.
January 18, 2011
Advisor alert: 5 success secrets from billionairesHave you ever wondered how billionaires got all that money? What steps did they take to rise to the top?
January 18, 2011
Survey: Mobile technology use among 50 and olderAn AARP survey found cell phones are the preferred handheld mobile technology among people 50 and older.
January 18, 2011
Tapping into the affluent women market, part 2In this article, I'm continuing on from last week's introduction to learning how to tap into the market of affluent women. A big part of being effective with women is to learn to understand them better. Let's take a minute and review personality profiles.