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July 6, 2011

10 Baby Boomer Myths


10Boomers are retiring early

April 25, 2011

...AND Get Your Commission Faster, Too!

In order to help you get your new business issued faster and get your paychecks sooner, North American Company has outlined the top five errors made on new business application. Outlined below are the most common mistakes and how to avoid making them yourself: 

#1: Replacement Sections on the Fixed Annuity Application — 11292Z

April 12, 2011

Plus, 63% of His Production Came from the 1st Appointment!

Agents from around the country have success stories to share about Safe Money Radio, but one agent recently blew all other Safe Money Radio records and expectations out of the water. We're very proud of his accomplishment and are committed to helping other agents achieve this level of success.

After receiving 41 calls from his weekly Safe Money Radio show, a host in Denver, Colorado posted a record production number of $1.98 million dollars for the week of April 3.

April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011

A huge percentage of the population approaching retirement, 77 million Americans, have recently reveled in the Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com survey they are nervous about their nest-egg and their retirement planning.

October 4, 2010

With the recent downgrade of ING to "A" rated it got me me thinking...not many companies have been able to weather the financial storm and keep their "A+" rating.

Current A+ rated insurance companies in the annuity realm-
Jackson National
Lafayette Life
Lincoln Benefit
Met Life
Minnesota Life
New York Life (A++)
North American
Midland
Mutual of Omaha
Protective

Out of these 10 companies only 50% offer an indexed annuity. Out of those 5 only 2 offer a 10% bonus. So if you want an A+ rated carrier and a large upfront bonus for your client, then give me a call to discuss it.

August 16, 2010

See if you know what company offers these riders-

8% Simple interest that will grow for the life of the contract
8% Compounded for 20 years-age bands that step up every 10 years
10% simple growth
7.2% Compounded and a income account value Death Benefit
7.5% Compounded for 20 years-age bands every 5 years
7.2% Compounded with a LTC doubler
5% Account Value bonus with 5% growth
3% Income Value Bonus with 7.5% growth for 10 years
6% Compounded with no fee for 20 years
5% Compounded for the life of the contract for no fee

July 14, 2010

We as producers know that the first agent to get to the potential client will most likely earn their business. This is true in many different sales arenas. When you think of soda pop who comes to mind, most would say Coca Cola or what about headache medicine, Tylenol. These are examples that show the opportunity to bringing a message or service to a client first. This leads me to "Safe Money Radio" one of the most exciting marketing tools that has come to the insurance world since seminars.

July 12, 2010

Now more then ever clients seem to want their cash liquid...and who can blame them!  If you can offer your clients the liquidity to sleep well at night, once they see how the product performs, you know they will never use it.

That being said National Western has a great option for liquidity-

10% free each year that rolls up to a max of 50% after 5 years

60% liquid through loans after only 30 days

75% Medical stay wavier only 90 waiting period

June 14, 2010

This has been a hot topic for many agents and advisors that allows client to take advantage of a flat or low yielding S&P market.

Using performace triggered gains allows your client to lock into a high fixed rate (right now between 5-6%) and the client will get that large fixed rate as long as the S&P is flat or goes up!

This product really allows your clients to get excited about the interest rate that they lock into (instead of the 2-4% that traditional fixed is offering).

June 4, 2010

Retirees are hearing more and more about immediate annuities from various media sources and how detrimental they can be in certain circumstances. Fortunately or unfortunately, they're absolutely right. We are currently in one of the worst interest rate environments in history and to recommend that someone make an irrevocable, lifetime decision based on low numbers is not advisable to say the least.

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