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Leaning in to get ahead

By Warren S. Hersch | May 17, 2013

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

U.S. asset managers favor emerging market equities

By Warren S. Hersch | May 8, 2013

One-third of asset managers flagged emerging market equities among their top product initiatives in the next 24 months.

Time to boost retirement readiness at the worksite

By Warren S. Hersch | April 24, 2013

As more boomers edge toward retirement, one question grows urgent: Are financial advisors meeting the needs of workers participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans?

The bag lady bogeyman

By Corey Dahl | March 27, 2013

Women are more financially empowered than ever before. So why are we so afraid we're going to lose it all?

Indexed annuity activity down in Q4, up from 2011

By Michael K. Stanley | March 19, 2013

Fourth quarter indexed annuity sales totaled $8.4 billion, down 3 percent from the previous quarter.

Glenn Neasham: One year later, part 2

By Paul Wilson | March 1, 2013

Glenn Neasham looks back at the case that changed his life and talks about what he would have done differently.

Glenn Neasham: One year later

By Paul Wilson | February 28, 2013

The agent at the center of a controversial lawsuit involving the sale of an annuity to a senior speaks about what he is doing now.

VA carriers tweaking products at 'inflection point'

By Michael K. Stanley | February 26, 2013

According to Morningstar U.S.A., carriers filed 101 variable annuity product changes in the fourth quarter.

Are some index annuities two-tiered annuities in disguise?

By Jason Kestler | January 4, 2013

Although two-tiered annuities provided significant value to those clients who desired safety and were willing to receive their funds over time, they also generated quite a bit of heartburn for insurance companies and agents when clients who misunderstood the design tried to access their funds.

On the Third Hand: Clawblind

By Allison Bell | January 1, 2013

Our chief systemic risk monitors are like fire chiefs who hold an annual conference while their spouses are throwing matches at one another in the hotel lobby.