Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
VA Income Options Going Next-Gen
By Del Campbell, Jamie BranyanVA Income Options Going Next-GenbyTraditional annuitization from variable annuities used to be the only way for advisors to offer clients lifetime retirement income. This is ...
March 03, 2005
The Risks of ConventionDespite the promise of high profit margins in a business that is growing like wildfire, why are some traditional advisory firms steering clear of alternative investments?
March 01, 2005
Behind the Numbers, with Mark BalasaThe spokesman for the Alpha Group explains that while the group collectively sees more positives than negatives in the stock market, it's unlikely that its...
February 28, 2005
High-Income Uninsured Not So Common: EBRINU Online News Service, Feb. 28, 2005, 8:22 p.m. ESTThe number of high-income individuals without health insurance may not be increasing as fast as ...
February 28, 2005
Earnings: AXA, ING, Manulife, American Equity, OthersThe weakness of the dollar is helping and hurting the revenue of European companies with large U.S. insurance operations.[@@]AXA S.A., Paris, and ING Groep ...
February 23, 2005
DI Opportunity: Salary Continuation PlansByAs a young, single woman in the insurance business, my natural market is with young, single professionals. Therefore, disability income insurance products are among my ...
February 22, 2005
Longtime House Member To Counsel Torchmark UnitNU Online News Service, Feb. 22, 2005, 3:32 p.m. ESTRichard Gephardt has joined a labor advisory board set up by American Income Life Insurance ...
February 18, 2005
Earnings: NFP, Clark, Scottish Re, Assurant, OthersThe broker compensation investigations cast a shadow this week over life and benefits distributors' reports on their latest quarterly results.[@@]National Financial Partners Corp., New ...