Whether most of your sales are in life insurance or annuity policies, 2016 is shaping up to be an above-average year for insurance professionals, newly released polls suggest. Approximately 66 percent of consumers say they plan on suggesting some...

Whether due to an invincibility complex or simply not getting around to it, many of today's millennials aren't in a huge rush to take care of their estate planning. As an example, nearly 66 percent of Americans say that they don't foresee...

Not everything a person leaves behind is physical. Digital assets also matter when drafting a will, but protecting and distributing these valuables will require a different approach to estate planning than one might take for a vacation home or...

For virtually everyone - financial advisors and insurance agents included - mobile technology has made daily dealings more efficient. Consumers have benefited as well. Text messages, to use but one example, brings new meaning to instant...

Retirement almost always costs more than people expect it to when they're younger, or even when they're only months away from calling it quits. But there's a big difference between retiring comfortably and leaving the workforce in well-to-do...

There's likely never been an easier time for people to stay in touch with one another. From texting to calling, Facebook to Twitter, means of communication are as plentiful as ever. At the same time, though, nothing replaces face-to-face...

Retirement planning is a lot like preparing for an important presentation at work: Your success largely depends upon what you put into it. The closer the event gets, the more significant readiness becomes. Conventional wisdom might suggest that...