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Investment Advisor July 2009 Tere D'Amato |
Expert's Corner: When A Sure Thing Goes Bust It's time to get educated about Stranger Owned Life Insurance. |
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Toddi Gutner |
Wanted: Your Life Insurance Investors are keen to offer "life settlements," where they buy your life insurance policy for cash. Seller beware. Before you grab the money from an eager buyer, get some good advice from a financial planner, an estate attorney, or even your doctor. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Marlene Y. Satter |
If A Stranger Calls Older clients may be tempted by stranger-oriented life insurance, but beware, it may not be as good as it sounds. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
You Bet Your Life Financial planning clients that no longer want to pay premiums for life insurance traditionally stopping premium payments or surrendered the policy to receive any cash value. Recently, yet another path to liquidity has opened: life settlements. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 |
Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Bonds. Death Bonds. Securitizing life insurance is Wall Street's latest idea. But is it really so new? |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 |
Choosing a Real Estate Agent How should you go about choosing a real estate broker or agent? Don't just sign up with the one who promises you the highest price for your house. Here are a few tips. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Kiss of Death? Life settlements can be good, but what about once they're securitized? |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Mary Rowland |
Unsettled Controversy and critics still shadow the growing life settlement market. Financial advisors should take a look at this segment and determine if -- and how -- they might evaluate it as an option for affluent clients in their retirement years. |
The Motley Fool August 7, 2006 |
Buying Insurance: Directly or Through Agents? Sometimes -- but not always -- you'll find the best prices by skipping the middleman. Here's some insurance-buying advice. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Suzanne Woolley |
Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Bill Carlino |
Life Settlements Stage A Comeback With roughly $1.5 trillion of in-force life insurance either lapsing or surrendered on an annual basis, life settlements are slowly inching their way back onto the investment landscape. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 |
Where to Buy Insurance Is it better to buy insurance through an agent, through a website, or directly from an insurance company? Here are some answers. |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Study Before Selling Your Life Insurance If you shun full-service brokers and their high commissions and fees, don't fall for a life settlement that's more in your advisor's interest than your own. |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Bruce W. Fraser |
Cashing In On Cashing Out Despite the potential for abuse, life settlements (selling life insurance policies early) is a growing industry and may be a viable option for insured seniors and advisors alike -- under the right circumstances. |
PHONE+ May 25, 2010 |
Ethical Dilemma No. 4: First Quote or Ink Wins? Policies for preventing quoting conflicts between competing agents working with the same master agent. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Savita Iyer |
Seeking Liquidity Is the life settlement business ready to take off? It depends on whether consumers are willing to accept the fact that life insurance policies can be used for purposes other than what they were originally purchased for. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Have an Agent in Your Corner Buying a house is stressful enough without having to worry about whether you can trust the real estate agent you're working with. By using a dedicated buyers' agent, you can make sure your agent is working for you. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Too Good to Be True Advisors should be wary if clients say they have been approached to purchase life insurance for eventual resale to investors. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Dead to Rights If clients want to get a settlement for their life insurance policies, or invest in securitization of life insurance settlements, what should advisors tell them? |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Selecting a Listing Agent You're ready to sell your home. Your first task is to choose a real estate agent. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Marlene Y. Satter |
Beating the Odds The life settlement industry can bring both danger and opportunity. |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Life Settlements Laid Out Understand this new marketplace before considering selling your life insurance. |
Information Today August 6, 2009 |
Library Groups Advise DOJ on Google Book Settlement The groups requested the Antitrust Division to advise the court presiding over the Google Book Settlement to supervise the implementation of the settlement closely, particularly the pricing of institutional subscriptions and the selection of the Book Rights Registry board members. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 DeFrancesco & Salani |
A Hidden Asset How clients can turn life insurance into cold, hard cash while they're still alive. |
Registered Rep. September 13, 2007 Halah Touryalai |
Overtime Finally Pays Off Smith Barney brokers may be the first to cash in on overtime lawsuits that have been all the rage over the last two years. |
AskMen.com Michael Hirsch |
How To: Get Yourself An Agent Agents are necessary because they understand the industry they specialize in, know the big players and, more importantly, will know how to sell you and your talents, better than you can sell yourself. |
PC World August 5, 2002 Joris Evers |
Microsoft Set to Act on Antitrust Settlement Software giant will carry out part of the proposed deal with the DOJ, even though judge has yet to approve it. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2007 |
Enough Is Not Enough A group of Morgan Stanley reps involved in a race-discrimination suit say a proposed $16-million settlement is just not enough. |
CRM January 21, 2005 Paul Stockford |
It's Not Your Father's e-Learning The entire concept of agent training has been turned on its ear, and delivers unprecedented levels of efficiency and productivity. |
InternetNews September 11, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston |
States Request Microsoft Oversight Extension At a hearing Tuesday regarding the pending expiration of much of Microsoft's antitrust settlement, a group of states requested continued oversight of the software giant. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 Bruce W. Fraser |
An Undiscovered Asset Class Most advisors know little about the structured settlements market, yet the dollar amounts in settlements can range into the millions of dollars, thus making them a potentially profitable niche market for wealth managers and other fee-only advisors. |
PC World November 1, 2001 Sumner Lemon |
Microsoft, Government May Make a Deal Proposed antitrust settlement would give PC makers more control over Windows desktops; deal could be finalized on Friday... |