- Keep Your Eyes Wide Open In Discovery Meetings
Asking the right questions in the right way
by Irene Stolte, ChFC, CLTC
Continuous learning is fundamental - especially for an advisor.
read more - When Is The Best Time To Buy Life Insurance?
….it may be earlier than you think
by Nate Schelhaas
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, and while most people understand the basic concept of life insurance, far too many delay the conversation.
read more - Sharing The Wealth
How advisors can help families talk about finances and retirement
by Juan José Pérez
The Great Wealth Transfer is underway. Between 2024 and 2048, an estimated $124 trillion will be passed from one generation to the next, according to Cerulli Associates.
read more - New Rules In Retirement
Standing up to a changing interest rate environment
by Michael S. Ross
Over the last few years and for the first time in many investors’ lifetimes, the current interest rate environment is creating meaningful opportunities for clients.
read more - Helping Clients Manage Costs Without Disengaging Employees
Three things brokers should expect from benefits providers
by Lindsey Murray
Employee benefits remain one of the largest and fastest-growing investments on the balance sheets of most business owners.
read more - Why Whole Life Still Has A Role In Small Business Benefits
Bridging the benefits gap: A solution that suits both employers and their employees
by Jack Douglas
Small businesses want to offer meaningful benefits to their employees but need options that won’t add more work to already stretched operations.
read more - Decentralized Finance: The Hidden Layer
How DeFi exposure is entering retail portfolios without disclosure
by Hyunsu Jung
There is a broad and growing spectrum of investable products tied to digital assets, ranging from spot holdings and ETFs to more complex instruments such as tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and onchain yield vaults.
read more - The Next Advantage In Financial Services Is Proximity
Moving transactions closer to the moment of need
by Kaihan Krippendorff
Moving transactions closer to the moment of need by Kaihan Krippendorff Kaihan Krippendorff is the founder of Outthinker Networks, a global community of chief strategy, innovation, growth and transformation executives, and the author of Proximity. A former McKinsey consultant, he has been recognized by Thinkers50 and Global Gurus as one of the world’s leading thinkers…
read more - A Conversation With Holly Snyder
Fresh Views On Life
by P.E. Kelley
Holly Snyder, president of Nationwide Life Insurance, shared her perspective on the trends shaping industry performance and financial professional behavior in the first half of the year, as well as her outlook for the balance of the year.
read more - The Next Evolution Of Retirement Planning
Building confidence in your savings
by David Cruz
For decades, the retirement industry has helped millions of Americans answer one important question: How do I save for retirement? Americans have been encouraged to save early, invest consistently, and remain disciplined.
read more - The National Debt And The American Family
Why it matters for retirement planning
The national debt is now above 39 trillion dollars. We all see the headlines, and for many in the profession it still registers as background noise - another big number in a noisy election year.
read more - Beyond The Ledger
How AI is turning CPAs into strategic navigators
by: Jason Hope
For decades, the relationship between a small business owner and their CPA has been largely historical. Once a month, the owner sends over a stack of data and a few weeks later, they receive a Profit and Loss statement that tells them exactly what happened thirty days ago. It is a rearview-mirror approach to business…
read more - Streamlining Annuity Adoption
The future of annuities depends on making them easier to acquire
by Ann Nanda
Retirement planning has changed dramatically over the last decade.
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