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• Senior Market More »

  • Neb. Gov. Heineman vetoes teacher retirement bill

    The state is trying to deal with a $108 million, two-year gap in pension funding.

  • Discrepancy in actual, anticipated health-care expenses
  • Master of puppets

• Boomer Market More »

  • Retirement confidence differs globally

    The research found that 12 percent are “very optimistic” that they will have enough money to live on when they are retired.

  • IUL: One solution for two big problems
  • Boomers more financially satisfied than Gen X, Y

• Employee Benefits More »

  • Employers will keep coverage, despite PPACA, survey finds

    Health insurance in the workplace won’t go away because of PPACA. But it will be different.

  • Disability insurance: Overcoming barriers to entry
  • Iowa dentists win state balance billing victory

• Affluent More »

  • Time is running out for Social Security's "file and suspend"

    Changes to Social Security have renewed the urgency for maximizing benefits for high net worth clients.

  • 7 smart money moves to make before the stock market rally ends
  • How did the world's rich get that way? Luck

• Diversity Market More »

  • Leaning in to get ahead

    More women are becoming advisors. But challenges remain to achieving gender parity in the profession

  • Words of advice from a real pro
  • Investing for advantage: life & annuity technology plans

• Gen X & Y More »

  • Obama’s war on the young

    Premiums for the young and healthy could go up by more than a “slight increase” under PPACA.

  • 5 reasons Gen Y needs your financial advice
  • Trends in DI: Working with Gen X and Millennials

• Company News More »

  • Aviva PLC to slash 2,000 jobs worldwide

    The insurer has reduced expenses by £83 million, or 10 percent, in the first quarter.

  • S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway rating
  • Allianz Life’s Q1 earnings dip 38%