Running Your Business
Insights on how to run an insurance agency, along with coverage of agency management and agency technology news.
Being an advisor, and friend, to the LGBT community
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniBeing able to understand and relate to a clients journey, to respect individual personhood and individual experience are all important to a financial advisor.
May 06, 2016
The finance industry is no longer where the jobs areFinance jobs are drying up. At the same time, the industry has seen a dramatic shift in employment from brokerage firms to fund management and financial advice.
May 06, 2016
Wealthy families have $4 trillion up for grabsBlackstone, Carlyle step up effort to keep slice of the action.
May 06, 2016
Student loan debt: 5 things the government is doing about itHere are 5 new actions being taken by the White House to offer help to the more than 40 million Americans with student loan debt.
May 06, 2016
6 digital marketing lessons from Star WarsYou don't need Han Solo's stealth or Commander Leia's diplomacy to implement a winning marketing strategy. Consider this wisdom from the iconic Star Wars franchise.
May 05, 2016
Robo-advisors ignore retirement planningThe current robo-advisor market targets younger, smaller investors, according to one retirement-industry observer at this week's LIMRA conference in Boston.
May 05, 2016
AALU panelists fear unintended consequences of DOL ruleIndustry leaders dissected fresh regulatory challenges during a poignant AALU annual meeting discussion.
May 05, 2016
6 tips to improve your public speaking voiceFrom public speaking to cold calling, learning how to use the power of your voice can increase your persuasiveness.