Freddie VernonJan 2, 20181 minHappy New Year - Welcome 20182018 can be your year of financial serenity or continued financial horror. If your 2017 and previous years were full of financial despair...
Freddie VernonDec 6, 20173 minIntegrating Life Insurance Into Estate PlanningHelp your clients use this tool strategically. Four in 10 Americans do not own a life insurance policy, according to LIMRA, even though...
Freddie VernonSep 15, 20171 minMost Americans have not made retirement savings a priorityFinancial planning experts recommend the amount of money you’ll need to have accumulated is equivalent to 70 percent of your annual...
Freddie VernonAug 11, 20173 minFIVE STEPS TO CONSIDER DURING YOUR ANNUAL BUSINESS REVIEWOnce a year I go to the doctor for my annual physical. Once a year I bring my car to the local mechanic for a tune up. And similarly, at...
Freddie VernonJul 17, 20173 minAmericans’ Retirement Benefits Have Been Slashed by a QuarterRetirement benefits—including employer contributions to pensions, 401(k)s and retiree health-care benefits—fell from 9.1 percent of...
Freddie VernonMar 25, 20174 minThe Many Roles of AnnuitiesAnnuities initially were developed by insurance companies to help protect people from outliving their money in retirement. As annuities...
Freddie VernonJan 3, 20173 minLife Insurance Policies Can Preserve WealthThe estate tax cuts in the new Tax Reform Bill, which was passed in both the House and Senate last week, could help foster continuous...