The scars of the Great Recession are still present for many baby boomers. But what can advisors do to heal the financial wounds?
A flood of new income riders attached to fixed annuities powered the product segment to record sales of $117.4 billion last year. Does the popular annuity have legs?
Investor alert: Gold has a good chance of rising under Trump because gold tends to rise in the first year of new presidents, especially those with controversial new spending plans.
By Charles Juniper and Gavin Whitechurch It’s a challenging time regardless of the area of insurance in which you operate….
Insurance marketing organizations want the Department of Labor fiduciary rule delayed. In particular, so the department can fix an exemption that will allow marketing organizations to sell certain annuities.
Fifty-one percent of American workers fear “outliving my savings/investments,” the No. 1 fear in the latest Transamerica study of retirement readiness.
MetLife beefs up small-group benefits by adding life and disability options. Employers are fee to mix and match the benefits that suit them best and pay through tiered options.
The Department of Labor sent its rule Tuesday mandating a 60-day delay of its controversial fiduciary rule to the Office of Management and Budget. The delay is expected to become official soon.
A 2016 study from Go Banking Rates says 69 percent of U.S. adults have less than $1,000 in savings. What can advisors do to get clients committed to an emergency fund?
Variable annuities have long been hot sellers for agents, but times have changed. Regulations and other pressures have squeezed the VA market. But the products aren’t likely to disappear, analysts say.
The Department of Labor received 1,001 individual comments and 20 petitions on a tentative 60-day delay of its controversial fiduciary rule. How will the comments influence the DOL approach?
A record 30 percent of individual life insurance policyholders own a mix of term and permanent life, an increase of 12 percent in six years.
Seventy-nine percent of Americans have never hired an advisor, according to a new study commissioned by the Million Dollar Round Table. Survey shows Americans who have used an advisor are much better prepared to invest for retirement.
House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the Republican health care reform plan from consideration minutes before the House was scheduled to vote on it Friday afternoon.
Those nearing retirement make a great source of clients and their number is expected to double over in the coming few decades.
House Republicans have postponed a vote on the American Health Care Act as they scramble to find the votes necessary for passage.
Short-term care insurance policies are showing robust growth as agents who sell Medicare insurance solutions are turning to STCi to help fill coverage gaps for seniors.
Delay is the first step in defeating the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, says our Kim O’Brien. That’s why the Americans for Annuity Protection support delay, then repeal.
Alexander Acosta, Labor secretary nominee, deflected a grilling today from Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the department’s controversial fiduciary rule. Acosta said he will follow the president’s directive on the rule.
