Diversity Market

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  What it means to be an advisor

  By John Sullivan  |  May 22, 2013

  A roundtable discussion of top reps turns to an honest airing of views on politics, the economy and technology.

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  African-Americans feel better off financially

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 22, 2013

  Almost half of African-Americans feel better off financially than they did five years ago.

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  Urban League chief calls for 'game-changing' financial literacy solutions

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 22, 2013

  Morial says ads and educational outreach are crucial.

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  Leaning in to get ahead

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 17, 2013

  More women are becoming advisors. But some surprising challenges remain to achieving gender parity in the industry.

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  Words of advice from a real pro

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 13, 2013

  Professional women hold just 17 percent of the nation's top leadership positions. Here's how to change that.

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  Master of puppets

  By Bill Coffin  |  May 13, 2013

  Ray Harryhausen's special effects wizardry still amazes, even long after it stopped being state of the art.

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  Investing for advantage: life & annuity technology plans

  By Mark Breading  |  May 10, 2013

  IT has a key role to play over the next ten years of our industry.

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  LGBT community eyes PPACA’s anti-discrimination provisions

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 8, 2013

  Equal access to PPACA for all Americans — including the LGBT community — is now part of the mission at the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

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  Training flagged as key to recruiting more female advisors

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 6, 2013

  Nearly three quarters of respondents (73 percent) say they would be more likely to pursue careers as financial professionals if on-the-job training were offered. A large majority also express heightened interest if training were available through local colleges and universities (64 percent).

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  Most insurers eyeing adoption of e-apps

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 2, 2013

  This year, 40 percent of annuity carriers and 81 percent of life/health carriers are using some form of e-signature.