Questions to ask to find the right coach
By Staff WriterWill you assist me with the actual implementation of your system? Will I be able to quantifiably measure the impact you have on my business? Will you have a mechanism to ensure your ideas become habitual? Do you have a process in
October 29, 2007
Take advantage of increased LTCI deductibility limitsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced increased deductibility levels for long-term care insurance policies purchased in 2008. Millions of small and mid-sized business owners are still unaware that the cost of long-term care insurance
October 29, 2007
Questions to ask to find the right coachWill you assist me with the actual implementation of your system? Will I be able to quantifiably measure the impact you have on my business? Will you have a mechanism to ensure your ideas become habitual? Do you have a process in
October 29, 2007
Boomers and Social SecurityOct. 15, 2007: Date the nation's first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, filed for her Social Security retirement benefits - and she did it online. Casey-Kirschling was born one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946, and will be eligible for
October 25, 2007
Live and Learn: More on Professional DeportmentMy last blog about dressing professionally seems to have struck a chord with many young professionals. Not only have I received a flood of e-mails...
October 23, 2007
Direct Mail Mistakes to AvoidNot knowing your audience. All writing should be to a specific targeted group. Then craft your writing style and content specifically to your readership. Mailing to the wrong list. The most common and fatal error in direct mail. Offering B
October 23, 2007
Reverse mortgages growingThere has been a tenfold increase in the number of reverse mortgage loans backed by the FHA between 2000 and 2006. More than 76,000 seniors obtained a reverse mortgage through HUD in 2006, compared to just 6,637 people in 2000. Since 1990,
October 23, 2007
Internal medicine for financial advisorsWhat do you do when business is sluggish? The first impulse is to look outward for answers. You add a few more seminars or begin a new direct mail campaign. Or you decide that your entire marketing strategy needs to be overhauled. But it's just as
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