You have only a few days left to nominate outstanding NAIFA members under the age of 40 for Advisor Today’s 2015 Four Under Forty Awards. The deadline to submit all nominations is April 3, 2015.
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Deadline for Advisor Today’s 2015 Four Under Forty Awards Program is April 3!
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Tax Planning Is not Just an April Event
According to Lincoln Financial Group, tax planning shouldn’t be a once-yearly April exercise, but rather an ongoing effort throughout the year.
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'Growing need' for industries to engage more with Hispanic market
The growth of the U.S. Hispanic population is requiring corporations and leaders across all industries to think about how they can effectively engage with Hispanic employees and consumers to drive new areas of growth, consultant Glenn Llopis writes in Forbes.
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Why Americans Don’t Protect Their Income
One-third of working adults and 40 percent of Millennials would consider buying disability income insurance if they knew more about it, according to the Council for Disability Awareness’ report, “America’s Income Protection Picture.” CDA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the American public about the chances of experiencing an income-interrupting illness, injury or surgery, and how to have a plan for these times.
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Plant Your Seeds and Watch Them Grow!
Now is the time when I start to contemplate what I want my garden to look like this year. I review all my perennials that will soon start to sprout new growth, and consider which annuals I would like to plant this season. I think about which ones have done well in the past and which ones did not.
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More Consumers Positive about the Economy, Financial Services Industry
More than a third of consumers have a favorable view of the economy. This is the highest rate measured following the Great Recession, according to a recent LIMRA survey of Americans. The study also found for the first time since October 2008, consumers with a negative view of the economy are in the minority.
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Increasing Savings and Reducing Debt Are Top Financial Goals for Middle-Market African Americans
A new LIMRA study about African Americans finds that middle-market African Americans are more likely to consider ‘saving for an emergency fund’ as a top financial priority than the middle market as a whole (74 percent vs. 62 percent). Debt reduction goals also are considerably more important for middle-market African Americans.
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Trends in Employers’ Health Plans
According to the 2014 United Benefit Advisors Health Plan Survey, employers continue to shift a greater share of expenses to employees through out-of-pocket cost increases and reductions in family benefits. They are also delaying many effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) by utilizing an early renewal strategy.
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Could Life Insurance be the Best Valentine's Day Gift?
Roses, chocolate and jewelry immediately come to mind when thinking about gifts on Valentine's Day, but if the point is to show affection for loved ones, why wouldn’t life insurance be considered the best Valentine’s Day gift one could give?
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