New York Life Introduces ‘Lifetime Wealth Strategies’

By Kerry Pechter
The big mutual insurer plans to offer its managed account program, incubated last year among career agents, to third-party registered reps, says Michael Gordon, first vice president in the firm's U.S. life insurance and agency business.

Talking Annuities with AIG’s Todd Solash

By Kerry Pechter
Solash, who leads AIG's Individual Retirement business, spoke with us about the company's approach to the annuity market. The NAIC recently reported AIG's overall Life and Retirement businesses as having an industry-leading $18.4 billion in sales.

Risks that Can Ruin a Retirement, Part II

By George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie
In retirement, "risk" can turn from an object of pursuit to an object of avoidance. In the second installment of a two-part article, our guest columnist continues his discussion of financial and other risks that retirees and advisors should anticipate.

Risks That Can Ruin a Retirement

By George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie
In the first of a two-article series, the retirement expert, author and editor enumerates and describes the many risks that retirees face. (Spoiler alert: Mortality is not one of them.)
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The Visible Hand Behind the Crisis

By Editor Test
Viral Acharya and colleagues at NYU's Stern School of Business say the economy was pushed off a cliff by bankers skirting reserve requirements.

Obama Is All Ears About Annuities

By Editor Test
But there's no clear indication that Washington understands the nuances that make annuity decisions so complex and problematic.
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Getting Rich Used to Be Easier, 70% Say

By Editor Test
“Many Americans aren't necessarily buying into the country's long-held belief that anyone with a dream can strike it rich,” said the editor of Bankrate.com.