Independent insurance agents and financial advisors can provide people retiring with additional information on how to invest successfully through a new, free software program.

“With all that’s happened in the last …  Read →

Defined-benefit pension plans lost $54 billion in assets in February, according to a new report from Milliman Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm.

The losses, however, were offset by liability decreases …  Read →

Financial service professionals who focus on their client’s financial, family and life goals appear to be more successful, according to new research.

Those professionals who consider themselves “experts” at financial and …  Read →

Baby boomers are feeling the financial pain of the bad economy and focusing more attention on their retirement planning, a new survey of financial service professionals found.

Three-quarters (77%) of respondents …  Read →

A former Maineville, Ohio, insurance agent pleaded guilty charges related to defrauding at least 10 victims out of nearly $5 million by getting them to invest their inheritance proceeds.

William R. …  Read →

Nearly 30% of long-term care costs are paid out-of-pocket, according to a new analysis, whose estimate is about 10% higher than previous reports.

The report by Avalere Health, funded by the …  Read →

None of us understand or appreciate the huge numbers being tossed around each day. Virtually every company is suffering million or billion dollar losses. Insurance companies, banks, Larry Flint and …  Read →

In these difficult times, where everyone is struggling to make sense and make money in the floundering economy, a little humor in the form of the 20 most unusual names …  Read →

The fine folks leading American International Group seem to have failed miserably at understanding the financial markets – and now, public sentiment.

This week company officials were rightly taken to task …  Read →