long-term care insurance

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  Looking for Long-Term Care Coverage? You Might Not Find It

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  April 5, 2012

  Major insurance carriers are abandoning long-term care coverage in record numbers. Several other options exist, but a smartly crafted annuity strategy may provide the solution while offering a substantial tax break.

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  Six Long-Term Care Lessons

  By Mathew Greenwald  |  March 26, 2012

  A recent survey by John Hancock provides insights on a key area that advisors should try to address more directly: the failure of most people to prepare for the financial risk associated with the need for long-term care.

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  Long-Term Care Insurers Launch Career Center

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance has launched a new Career Success Center to attract more producers to the full-time or part-time sales of LTC insurance policies. Access is free.

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  ‘Retiring Isn’t About Age’: Merrill Affluent Survey

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  The majority of those surveyed (59%) also believe the age at which Americans are eligible to collect Social Security should be raised.

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  New York Life Promotes Blunt, Kim

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  New York Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that its insurance group and its investments group will be now run by two executive vice presidents, Chris Blunt and John Kim, respectively.

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  Health Care Is the New Wealth Care

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  December 26, 2011

  WITH THE OLDEST BABY BOOMERS turning 66 this year, many are worried sick about the rising cost of health care. And no wonder. Health care expenses in retirement can run hundreds of thousands of dollars — not exactly pocket change.

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  Fixing the 3 Top Mistakes Advisors Tend to Make With Their Clients

  By Liz Davidson, Financial Finesse  |  December 20, 2011

  Are you enabling your clients to focus on the wrong measures of satisfaction with you and what you offer them? Three common mistakes, and how to ameliorate them for your benefit and your clients'.

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  Americans in Denial About Need for Long-Term Care: Study

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  Looks like long-term care is still a source of confusion if not outright denial for most Americans.

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  Retirement Topics Confuse Pre-Retirees: Metlife

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2011

  MetLife quizzed over 1,200 Americans about what they need for a financially secure retirement. Unfortunately, the majority answered just five out of 15 questions correctly.

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  Top Tips for Effective Client Newsletters

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2011

  “When it comes to staying in touch with clients, many financial advisors swear by the simple, age-old dictum: publish or perish,” writes Charles Passy in The Wall Street Journal.