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The Simple Secret to Being a Successful Investor

3 easy steps “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” Steve Jobs, the late Apple cofounder, once said. That applies not just to designing Macs and iPhones that perform complex ...
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FIA sales highest of all annuity types

Fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) constitute the highest share of annuity revenue. This is according to a survey of 542 independent agents, career agents, independent broker-dealers, independent financial planners, ...
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Retirement

“What’s Your Retirement Number?” Is Not the Right Question

What’s your retirement number? We’ve all heard the marketing. This question is based on asset accumulation. The problem with using this approach for retirement planning is we don’t ...
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Lifestyle Retirement

The Art of Successful Aging

Science has been making great strides lately lengthening our life spans to the point special considerations need to be made regarding the quality of life as we age. ...
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Income Retirement

Corrections are Worse for Retirees

Are you buckled in? The equity markets are said to be heading for a correction. A stock market correction is defined when major market indexes decline at least ...
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Lifestyle Retirement

Serious impact on health for senior citizens who don’t drive

WASHINGTON (WUSA) — A new AAA study shows that older adults who stop driving, voluntary or involuntary, are twice as likely to experience depression and five times as ...
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Income Retirement

FIA FAQ: 7 key facts about fixed index annuities

Source: LifeHealthPRO With a wide range of benefits that include tax deferred accumulation, potential to earn interest linked to an index and protection against loss of principal, fixed ...
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Retirement

Retirees living longer still need safety

http://www.kingdompurposes.net/ Phil Cooper with Kingdom Purposes Investment Planning in Morton, Illinois RNO Host Scott Drake, longer investment horizons, currently being faced by retirees, still require substantial risk management. ...
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Retirement

4 Things Small Business Owners Must Do to Retire Comfortably

Small business owners juggle many day-to-day tasks such as meeting payroll, serving customers and coping with unexpected issues like replacing broken equipment. With so many immediate priorities, it ...
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Retirement

Should you work in retirement?

(Bankers Life) A generation ago, retirement meant moving from a life of full-time work to one focused on full-time leisure. Today, however, the views and expectations for work ...
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