Study: Americans widely uneducated on life insurance
Many people place insurance into different categories of importance or necessity.
Unplanned events may endanger future retirees’ nest eggs
Retirement planning is often a significant driver of advisory services' finance lead generation, and many Americans rely on professionals to help them build wealth, manage their assets and reach targeted goals.
Americans face new economic reality in 2013
In the years prior to the Great Recession, many Americans felt more comfortable when it came to spending, carrying credit card balances and investing more aggressively.
New legislation may lower the cost of homeowners insurance
Homeowners insurance is a necessary coverage type that can help owners mitigate financial disaster.
Americans experience earlier deaths, more disease than other high-income nations
The United States might be a world leader in several categories, but when it comes to health and wellness, it appears that many Americans are falling behind their foreign counterparts.
Life insurance sales projected to be modest in 2013
Life insurance continues to be a product that is often underestimated by consumers, and many people that should have coverage procrastinate on purchasing it due to misinformation or other factors.
Property claims skyrocketed in 2012 during unprecedented year of natural disasters
Last year was an expensive one for the insurance sector, as the U.S. was marred by a number of natural disasters.
Investors remain optimistic in fourth quarter of 2012
The last three months of 2012 were tumultuous for investors, especially as many carried concerns about the potential fiscal cliff.
Consumer sentiment varies for end of 2012, reports show
Depending on the report, finance industry members will see both improved and declined consumer confidence levels, showing the economy remains uneven entering 2013.
Conservative money management may be the trend in 2013
Last year was a volatile one for many Americans, as the jobless rate fluctuated, the real estate market was uneven and the stock market was wholly unpredictable.