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Experiential Reality

Over my years covering the industry I’ve often thought that more information on actual client experiences should be shared, in the interest of transparency and education. As one actuary I know who owns multiple annuities... Read more

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Demand is Not the Issue

If we’ve learned anything from the past two record sales years, it’s that demand for annuities remains as strong as ever. Let’s face it: rising interest rates have helped matters a lot lately, but we... Read more

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Not Quite Snowed Under

I hope everyone’s year has started off well. Up here in New Hampshire we’ve gotten two pretty good bouts of snow. I was expecting a mild winter, but such has not been the case thus... Read more

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Holiday Greetings

I hope this message finds all of you well and gearing up nicely for the holidays! It’s not too cold up here in New Hampshire; we got our first snow a month or so ago... Read more

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The Utility of Leisure

As we are now turning the corner into the latter part of the summer, I think it’s a good time to weigh in on a topic that has been on my mind, which is the... Read more