Life Insurance Selling March 01, 2006

Features

  • Bridging the Income Gap

    Hurry, read fast! By the time you finish this article, another 27 baby boomers will have turned 60. And by this time tomorrow, nearly 8,000 more will have marked the six-decade milestone. The perfect storm is on the horizon and approaching fast. This

  • Are Baby Boomers Ready for Retirement?

    Retirement will change in the coming years, and people need more help than ever to make sure they're prepared. At the LIMRA Annual Meeting, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2005, in Orlando, Fla., Eric T. Sondergeld, ASA, CFA, MAAA, from LIMRA International

  • Annuities Help Keep Seniors' Future Bright

    As we continually achieve higher levels in equities, clients express concerns about where the markets and our economy are headed. Is the upside potential still there? Will we see a recession? Will the Federal Reserve lower or raise interest rates?

  • Annuities vs. Bank CDs

    Agents and advisers already know that the interest rate offered by traditional fixed-rate annuities is frequently higher than that from bank CDs that have similar holding periods. It also is well known within the financial services community that the

  • Helping Women Take Control

    To demographers, she is an anomaly. Statisticians would label her an "outlier," too far removed from the norm to count in sampling. To her clients, she is the woman with the wisdom. Her husband, however, knows what her favorite title is: "She answers