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Industry News
Annuities: More popular than you think.
- April 21, 2010. Copyright © 2010 ProducersWEB, Summit
Business Media.
I recently had the opportunity to conduct a poll of more than 500
randomly selected insurance agents, and one of the questions had
to do with the popularity of annuities relative to bank products.
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How People Lose Money Trying To Save On Taxes.
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By Liz Davidson, April 23, 2010. 2010 Forbes.com LLC™ All Rights Reserved.
IRS avoidance should not drive investing choices.
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Linked for life: Combining LI and LTCI for new sales.
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By David Port,
May 1, 2010. © Copyright 2010 Boomer Market Advisor Magazine. A Summit Business Media publication. All Rights Reserved.
About once a week, Carl Friedrich fields a call from a life insurance producer or advisor. They quiz him about a growing but still relatively obscure niche product that combines permanent life insurance with a long term care feature.
Read More >> Phil Demuth, Advisor and Bestselling Author, on Why Roth Conversions Are Falling Flat. - By John Sullivan, May 7, 2010.
© Copyright 2010 Investment Advisor. A Summit Business Media publication. All Rights Reserved.
It turns out the ‘tsunami’ of Roth IRA conversions was little more than a ripple.
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Will New Rules Lead To Better Or Less 401(k) Advice?
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By Ashlea Ebeling,
May 5, 2010.
2010 Forbes.com LLC™ All Rights Reserved.
Industry claims Obama administration's anti-conflict rules could deprive retirement savers of needed help.
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