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How Good Is This Ad? You Decide.
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
This ad drew a wide range of responses. Many reviewers said it “spoke to them.” Some said it left them cold.
Cover Stories
A Chat with Jackson’s Clifford Jack
Wed, Aug 19, 2009
'We talk all the time about not being the team that performs extremely well for eight and two-thirds innings just to screw it up on the final out,' said the Jackson National EVP.
Comment: The High Price of Low Rates
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
A low interest rate policy, while necessary in a crisis, acts as a tax on the average person and plants the seed for the next credit crisis, according to two NBER Working Papers published in July.
How to Walk Through Fire
Wed, Aug 05, 2009
Crossing the retirement "red zone" might be compared to a fire-walk. But here are three advisors who are guiding clients (and their portfolios) from age 55 to age 65 with barely even a hot-foot.
Featured Stories
What Affluent Investors Want
About one-third of affluent investors make all their own retirement decisions, the Phoenix study showed.
Columns : Guest Column
The ‘Facebook-ing’ of Retirement Income
Should you be concerned about where you rank in search engine results? Yes, says David Macchia.
The Decumulation Beat
Comment: Bernanke Paints Crisis as a ‘Classic Panic’
"Although a panic may be collectively irrational, it may be entirely rational at the individual level," said the Fed chairman.
News
How America Can Cut Its Medical Bills By $1 Trillion
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
Americans in their early 50s have twice the hypertension, obesity, and diabetes rates as Europeans.
Sun Life Launches “De-Risked” Living Benefit Riders
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
The rider fees are higher and age-thresholds for higher payout rates are adjusted upward.
Does Employer-Based Health Care Get a Free Ride?
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
'If all premiums were taxed as income, you’d get quite a disruption,' said an Urban Institute analyst.
Four New VA Filings Reported by Beacon Research
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
The Hartford, MetLife Investors USA, and AXA Equitable have new variable annuity contracts.
