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A panel of financial industry leaders looked at simple ways that retirement plans could generate lifetime paychecks for workers.
Inflation will be the driving force behind a future recession, but it’s not all bad news for stocks.
Anna Maasel overcame financial abuse and now helps clients overcome their shame and embarrassment surrounding financial issues.
Health agents who sold Affordable Care Act coverage from Friday Health Plans received their commissions from the carrier after waiting months for payment.
Katharine Marshall, principal with Mercerâs Law and Policy Group, listed what group health plan sponsors must to do prepare for the end of the public health emergency.
The Texas Department of Insurance ordered Friday Health Plans to stop offering health policies for 2023 on that stateâs Affordable Care Act marketplace, although the carrier continues to offer off-exchange plans.
Geoff Manville, partner and government relations leader with Mercerâs law and policy group, said that with Senate control in Democratic hands while the House of Representatives moves to Republican control, âthe Democratsâ policy agenda â whatâs left of it â will be on ice for the next two years.â
As professions such as medicine and law evolved, we saw greater specialization among their practitioners. The financial planning profession is a younger profession in comparison to medicine and law, but we are seeing an increasing shift toward specialization by financial professionals.
One that that will not be an issue in the new Congress is repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, Jennifer Young, partner with Tarplin, Downs and Young, said during a Tuesday webinar held by KFF.
The midterms are giving the markets a much-needed boost now that the uncertainty surrounding who will control Congress over the next two years largely has been settled.
What happened to the âred waveâ that pollsters had predicted would occur as a result of last weekâs midterm elections? One answer is that voters wanted change â but they didnât want too much change.
The 2022 midterm election defied the norms. How will the results impact the economy and policy over the next two years?
The current market environment âcould not be a more perfect timeâ for those who are in the âretirement red zoneâ to add a fixed indexed annuity to their portfolio.
The COVID-19 public health emergency will be extended into another year, as CNBC quoted a Biden administration official as saying Friday that the emergency will be extended through spring 2023.
Climate change is bringing a host of health risks, including extreme heat, poor air quality, increased risk of vector-borne disease, and more frequent and more devastating weather events such as hurricanes and floods. But not all populations are affected equally by the climate-related health risks.
Although people find it easy to talk about the experiences of a friend or family member who is going through a long-term care event, they are reluctant to have a conversation about their own need for care.
The rising costs of long-term care affect caregivers as well as care recipients.
Advisors are finding technology makes it easier to connect with prospects and find the prospects that are just right for their practice. Here are some examples of how tech is helping fill the sales pipeline.
Osmar Garcia is on a mission to help those in his community improve their financial literacy and fund their own American dream.
Research finds a gap between what clients feel about annuities and what financial professionals believe they feel about them.
