Life Insurance And Annuities

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Elder care needs will transform advice industry
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Elder care needs will transform advice industry

Demand will shift from retirement income to housing and care issues.

SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 11, 2015
SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales

Pair sold $4.3 million of Investments fraudulently marketed as "safe as CDs" and "federally insured," regulator says in suit.

RETIREMENT OPINION MAY 05, 2015
COBRA considerations when Medicare-eligible

Clients may not realize the need to combine them

Hybrid life-LTC policies are a hit among advisers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
Hybrid life-LTC policies are a hit among advisers

Insurance products that combine life insurance and long-term care benefits are getting their time in the sun among advisers as traditional LTC options shrink.

New York Life raises the living benefit stakes — on a fixed annuity
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2015
New York Life raises the living benefit stakes — on a fixed annuity

Can the new product compete against its variable and indexed annuity cousins?

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 20, 2015
Mutual of Omaha jumps into hot indexed universal life insurance market

IUL now makes up the majority of all universal life insurance sales, and more insurers are looking to take advantage of the rising popularity.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 20, 2015
Allianz refreshes fixed-index universal life insurance lineup

Insurer will update an index and add a bonus in the eleventh year.

Carlyle Group misses the mark with liquid alts
RETIREMENT EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Carlyle Group misses the mark with liquid alts

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The Carlyle Group is shutting down two liquid alternative mutual funds it launched last year.

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman rakes in the big bucks
RETIREMENT EQUITIES APR 20, 2015
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman rakes in the big bucks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A 25% pay raise to $22.5 million means it's good to be Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman.

SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2015
SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements

The regulator alleges Pacific West Capital Group mislead investors about risks associated with the investments

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Protecting vulnerable aging clients

Securities industry faces incalculable risks that require rigorous internal controls to manage relationships with aging investors

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2015
MassMutual beefs up DCIO effort, extending reach into retirement plans

Insurer faces uphill battle as competition in defined contribution investment-only space is tough.

The Mutual Fund Store adds new products, services as it eyes eventual IPO
RETIREMENT RIAS APR 14, 2015
The Mutual Fund Store adds new products, services as it eyes eventual IPO

The Mutual Fund Store, the 10th-biggest RIA by AUM <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/ria/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>according to <i>IN</i>'s database,</a> is led by CEO John Bunch, who's taking a number of steps to keep growing as it eyes an eventual IPO.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 10, 2015
Time may have come to eliminate sales incentives in the annuities business

As the financial services industry moves toward a fiduciary standard, prizes for top insurance sellers smack of conflict.

Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors
RETIREMENT EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Could dividend stocks actually be a better deal than an annuity for income investors?

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 08, 2015
Willis Group and Towers Watson to merge

The newly combined advisory and insurance company will be named Willis Towers Watson and have revenue of approximately $8.2 billion.

2 health savings account changes clients can make to unlock their full potential
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2015
2 health savings account changes clients can make to unlock their full potential

Tweaks to HSA investment vehicles and what the accounts are used for can pay dividends to clients.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2015
Resurgence ahead for life settlements industry?

Underfunded universal life policies' loss may be a gain for secondary insurance market.

How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2015
How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment

Decisions on Medicare enrollment carry a meaningful financial impact, are closely tied to Social Security choices

Millennials are shunning financial advice
RETIREMENT EQUITIES APR 02, 2015
Millennials are shunning financial advice

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Millennials don't really care about financial advice, which is a boon for robo-advisers, but a bad sign for the advice industry.