Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
10 Simple Steps to Seminar Success
By David PortHow can you stand out in a crowded (some would say oversaturated) seminar field and generate a stellar ROI in the process?
July 17, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Cutting SSDICBO analysts say it's not clear what program changes would ease near-term financial pressure.
July 13, 2012
Can Seizing Mortgages Help Housing-Plagued Cities? News AnalysisA controversial new proposal for cities to seize underwater mortgages through eminent domain is unfolding into sharp clashes between mortgage investors and would-be rescuers of depressed housing markets.
July 11, 2012
The myth that entitlements destroy a nation’s growth, busted in 1 chart (Atlantic)The last 10 years havent been great for growth anywhere in the rich world, but it hasnt been any worse for countries with big welfare states versus countries with small welfare states.
July 02, 2012
AIG to Secure Upwards of $6 Billion Following Fed Sale of Maiden Lane SecuritiesAmerican International Group will accrue between $3.8 billion and $5.8 billion as a result of the recent successful sale by the Federal Reserve Board of securities held in the Maiden Lane III facility, according to analysts at Sterne Agee in New York.
June 30, 2012
Profit Turned on AIG FacilitesTwo major loan facilities that enabled American International Group (AIG) to ride through a Force 5 financial typhoon have been fully repaid, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) announced late Thursday.
June 26, 2012
Adrift on the Income StreamPerhaps the single most important issue on the minds of retirees today is how to maximize income during their golden years.
June 25, 2012
Is Social Security Biased Against Men?Social Security is an awesome deal, especially if youre a woman, says the author.