A new survey found that 58 percent of people view health care costs as the No. 1 obstacle to financial security, a rise of 13 points in one year. What Congress will do with the Affordable Care Act is just one reason for the angst.
The Dow Jones soared more than 19 percent in 2017 through mid-November. Will the good times continue in 2018? Some analysts say a variety of factors indicate that markets will keep rising.
The price of bitcoin is soaring. Will it continue, as backers insist, or is the bitcoin price rise a sham investment, as some industry veterans say? Time will tell.
“The war for talent starts at the undergraduate level,” said Kate Healy, managing director, Generation Next, at TD Ameritrade Institutional.
The Trump administration says the “repatriation” tax will be money and jobs back to the United States, but shareholders and the stock market are the likely big winners.
A survey revealed many insurers gave themselves failing or barely passing grades on their portal capabilities. But carriers have plans to turn that situation around.
Republicans moved one step closer to achieving the top item on their legislative agenda as the House passed a bill to overhaul the tax code.
Right now, health insurance stocks are going great guns. But will the Trump administration’s recent actions on health care change that?
Senate Republicans want to kill two birds with one stone by including a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in its tax reform bill. What effect will this have on the marketplace?
Portfolio rebalancing is a critical risk-mitigating strategy, portfolio managers say. So why do many clients overlook this key task? A new study aims to provide a few answers.
There was good news and not-so-good news for insurers in the third quarter. Our Cyril Tuohy breaks it down.
Republicans in Washington were unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act, so they are using their tax bill to get rid of a key provision of the health care law.
Wirehouse Morgan Stanley is leaving the broker protocol, an agreement to prevent lawsuits in the wake of advisors departing for other firms. Will other wirehouses follow suit and clamp down on advisor movement?
The Trump administration is making it easier for consumers to connect with agents and brokers when signing up for coverage under the federal health insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has submitted an amendment that would tax some retirement plan contributions. The controversial idea has floated around the Capitol for months as Republicans look for $1.5 trillion in revenue to offset corporate tax cuts.
President Donald Trump nominated Alex Azar as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Allianz reported that third quarter sales of buffered variable annuities rose 62 percent over the year-ago period in the U.S. This is a sign that advisors have warmed to a small but growing product line within the struggling variable annuity market.
The House Ways and Means Committee passed a tax reform bill on to the full House today. Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee released its tax plan.
American Equity Investment Life focused more on marketing accumulation products, which fueled strong third-quarter gains that beat market forecasts. The strategy is driven by strong market gains, company execs say.
