Life Insurance And Annuities

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RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2013
Dynasty seals deal with Octagon, a top sports management firm

Company provides financial planning, investment advice and lifestyle services, including bill payment, to athletes and entertainers

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2013
How long you're hitched makes big difference in Social Security payouts

Various rules apply for spouses, ex-spouses and survivors; did you expect anything different?

By Mary Beth Franklin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 26, 2013
Life insurance a lifesaver for college?

More advisers are now considering it but some want the practice banned.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Facing sky-high LTC costs, clients nurse Medicaid hopes

But misunderstandings about the national program abound; poor planning can leave retirees in a bad place

By Darla Mercado
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts

By Liz Skinner
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?

Costs for long-term-care insurance are headed for the stratosphere. Mary Beth Franklin says alternative strategies may be a better deal for some clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2013
NY Life cuts initial deposit for annuity to attract youth

But critics question whether younger workers should even be buying annuities

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 22, 2013
ING U.S. sets stock offering price at $21-$24 a share

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS APR 21, 2013
Bibliowicz says goodbye to National Financial Partners

After Madison Dearborn deal, Douglas Hammond takes over.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2013
Fees net more revenue

A weak year for the IBD channel accentuated the value of steady income

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2013
Throw caution to the wind? Not young boomers

Study finds people happier with lower return and guarantee than higher return only.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2013
VA suitability tools speed up an increasingly daunting task

By Janowski Davis
ING U.S. files for initial public offering as part of bailout deal
EQUITIES APR 12, 2013
ING U.S. files for initial public offering as part of bailout deal

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS APR 07, 2013
Cetera acquiring two B-Ds from MetLife

By Bruce Kelly
Verizon-Pru deal the latest move to reduce pension liability
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2013
Verizon-Pru deal the latest move to reduce pension liability

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2013
Protective Life spends $1 billion for MONY business

Deal includes acquisition of Axa's MONY Life Insurance, reinsuring a block of life policies.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 26, 2013
Insurer's B-Ds may be Cetera's next target

Industry watchers say acquisitive broker-dealer Cetera may be eying two of the insurer's B-Ds.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2013
Slim pickings as T. Boone strikes out once again in OSU lawsuit

Appeals court rules against tycoon and athletic boosters in insurance case; 'not Cowboy's first rodeo'

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2013
T. Boone Pickens, Okla. State strike out again

State court case dismissed three months after federal judge denied bid to recoup $33 million in charitable life insurance program for university's athletics department

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Unsuitable annuities put veterans in harm's way: Regulators

Regulators today fired a warning shot about the sale of inappropriate products to veterans seeking to qualify for military pensions. One report says some advisers have been prospecting in assisted-living facilities.

By Darla Mercado