In recognition of National Financial Literacy Month, the American Savings Education Council recently hosted a Partners’ Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting featured presentations by several financial literacy experts, researchers and thought leaders, including Irene Skricki with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Andrea Hasler with the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center.

In a few days, we will be taking part in Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM), the marketing campaign Life Happens created and coordinates each year to spread the word about DI insurance and its role in protecting the financial assets of American consumers. Use this campaign to talk to your clients about the importance of DI insurance and help them get the coverage they need.

With Baby Boomers embracing a new frugality and Millennials making a strong start in their preparations for retirement, members of Generation X continue to struggle with debt and the effect it’s having on their long-term planning. This is according to the Generations Ahead Study from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

April is National Financial Literacy Month--the perfect time for you to explain to your clients the importance of establishing and maintaining healthy financial habits. Doing so will help them manage their finances more effectively, and hopefully, save enough money to buy your products and services.

Building bigger emergency funds continues to grow in importance as the top goal of Americans, while health care has overtaken Social Security as the top consumer concern, with more Americans reporting health issues and thinking about how to save for health care. This is according to two research reports by Hearts & Wallets, the source for retail investor data and insights.

LIMRA’s research finds that 37 percent of policy owners went online for service in 2017, 23 percent higher than in 2014.

A Schroders survey of over 22,000 investors across 30 countries has found that sustainable investing is on the rise across the globe. Globally, investors see sustainable investing as a way to drive not only societal, social and environmental change, but also profit.

The Medicare Rights Center has developed a new downloadable guide providing free information to help people with Medicare and those who assist them with their finances understand the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) and how to request that it be lowered if there is disagreement with their Social Security Administration’s IRMAA decision.

Consumers love Valentine's Day, especially when the prices for affection-expressing gifts are about the same as last year, suggests the 2018 "Cost of Loving" Index.

A  new report  shines the spotlight on  NAIFA members who have been recognized as "Diversity Champions" because of their exceptional efforts  promoting equal participation of diverse people in the insurance and financial-services industries.