Index Annuities: To Protect And Preserve
By Jack MarrionByBack in 1999, many financial counselors were urging clients to "take some money off the table."I also spread this refrain in my turn-of-the-century presentations on ...
August 11, 2002
Keep 401(k) Flow Up In A Down MarketByAccording to the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, 20% to 25% of all employees eligible to participate in their firms equity-based 401(k) do not.Given that ...
August 11, 2002
VA Sales Oversight Decision Left In Hands Of State LegislaturesVA Sales Oversight Decision Left In Hands Of State LegislaturesByWith the adoption of a new model law, state legislatures may be cast in the role ...
August 11, 2002
Advise Clients On Weathering VolatilityByMany Americans have been living in a financial fantasy. During the last decade, extraordinary stock market gains had become almost commonplace.However, accounting irregularities, corporate ...
August 11, 2002
Insurers Urged To Emphasize Corporate Governance, TransparencyInsurers Urged To Emphasize Corporate Governance, TransparencyAsia CorrespondentSingapore Given the recent spate of accounting scams and the bearish stock market, it is particularly important for ...
August 11, 2002
Auditors' ScorecardAuditors Scorecard Auditing firms, besides failing to warn of accounting irregularities, have given clean audit opinions to 42% of the public companies that ended up ...
August 11, 2002
Congress Acts To Stop Corporate AbuseAfter watching domestic equity markets decline at an alarming pace, insurers and fund managers breathed a sigh of relief as Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ...
August 11, 2002
What To Do When Clients Say Yank ItWhat To Do When Clients Say Yank ItByIn a down market, it can be a registered reps worst nightmare.The "it" is the moment a client ...