Pacific Life

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  Top 20 Companies for Annuity Sales

  By Marlene Y. Satter and Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  March 30, 2012

  Although sales of annuities fell in the second half of 2011, first-half sales were so strong they propelled total sales up by 8% in 2010, to $240.3 billion, says a LIMRA report.

• Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  The variable annuity (VA) party has returned to the dance floor, where some companies step forward as others step back.

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  Steve Jobs and Advisors: His Legacy and Ongoing Influence

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 6, 2011

  Most advisors don't use his computers, but more and more use his mobile devices. More important, his business and marketing genius, and his appreciation for the user of technology, has shaped the advisor's world.

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  New Apps Show iPad’s Growing Influence

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2011

  Announcements from Advisor Software and Pacific Life highlight mobile technology’s increasing influence on the way advisors do business.

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  Sale of Securities America: Advisors Should ‘Run,’ Recruiter Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 27, 2011

  Advisors with the IBD, which Ameriprise is selling, need to look at which options are best for them and their clients.

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  LPL Flirted With Acquiring Investors Capital, Source Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2011

  Fresh off its IPO, LPL considered buying a majority stake in the fellow independent broker-dealer, but balked at integration issue.

• Variable Annuity Sales Steady in Q4

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2011

  Variable annuity sales rose in 2010 on "continued innovation in product development" by annuity carriers, according to a report compiled by Morningstar and released Wednesday by the Insured Retirement Institute.

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  Now Is the Time to Change Firms

  By Jodie Papike  |  October 4, 2010

  While broker-dealers report that 2010 has been a slow year for bringing in new advisors, especially after two booming years for recruitment, now may be the time for advisors who are considering making a move to act.

• LPL Financial to Acquire National Retirement Partners

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 15, 2010

  On the heels of its filing for a $600 million stock offering, LPL Financial announced an agreement to acquire retirement plan specialist National Retirement Partners Inc. (NRP), which will form a new division called LPL Financial Retirement Partners.

• LPL Financial's IPO: The Competitive Equation

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2010

  The parent company of the largest independent broker/dealer, LPL Financial, filed an S-1 statement with the SEC on June 4 to go public via an...