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Maybe pigs can fly. The IRS, in an unusual statement late last week, said that millions of dollars in 2022…

Financial services is the hardest career in the world – and that’s why you should love it. Joe Templin, author and coach, said there are many reasons to love the business and many ways you can build a practice that loves you back. Serving clients, he said, “is a reflection of love.”

Financial advisors providing first-time advice in a plan rollover setting will not be considered fiduciaries – at least for the time being.

Food and energy prices continue to push inflation, but LPL Financial analysts are seeing the case for a soft landing this year.

While updated figures as of late January show that a record-breaking16.3 million people are enrolled in ACA health insurance exchanges, this number could grow further due to a fix in the so-called “family glitch.”

The Affordable Care Act requires most private health insurance plans to cover a set of essential health benefits, including reproductive health services.

What are some of the myths that prevent women and people of color from seeking careers in wealth management?

Although Brighthouse Financial is focused on registered index-linked annuities, the company had a boost in fixed deferred annuities in the fourth quarter because of high interest rates.

Apollo rides to a good year with Athene’s strong fixed index annuity sales and vows to take on all comers in the space.

Lincoln Financial took a few small steps in its turnaround during the fourth quarter, eking out $6 million in net income.

With about two-thirds of companies surveyed expecting to increase their focus on CI insurance over the next few years, the market is growing rapidly, with a global market value of $354 billion expected by 2031, according to recent studies.

Global fund manager KKR said a surge in management fees, assets under management, and new business growth in its insurance subsidiary, boosted fourth earnings that vastly blew past Wall Street estimates.

Financial services and insurance firm Equitable Holdings defended its 2022 fourth quarter and year-end results, calling them “strong” when considering the tough economic and market environments. The company blamed the results, which badly missed Wall Street expectations, on lower markets, hedging and non-performance risk under GAAP accounting.

Prudential Financial executives stressed strong financials even as the insurer announced a $558 million loss for the fourth quarter 2022.

A New York appeals court allows a family to fight over benefits from a policy that two beneficiaries would have let lapse if it weren’t for their mother, who now wants to cut them out.

For those in several states who think they have a big refund coming, the IRS wants them to delay filing their taxes until it can figure out whether they owe more from rebates received last year.

Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance averaged $22,463 last year, according to a recent KFF survey. The average premium for family coverage has increased 20% over the last five years and 43% over the last ten years.

Recent statistics and surveys paint a scary picture of an aging American population that doesn’t understand the financial realities of retirement. The Secure 2.0 Act has helped shine a light on this issue.

A recent study found that having – or not having – prior knowledge is what influences consumers most when it comes to making a financial decision.