Regardless of the direction the stock market and interest rates take in the future, it’s important to have a trusted advisor you can count on to give you the news straight and look after your best interests. That trusted advisor is Janet Pack, Senior Planning Expert and host of Smart Retirement Radio that airs every [...]

You might get your tax refund later than usual this year, and you can thank the congressional debate over the fiscal cliff for that.   The IRS says that it will begin processing individual tax returns on Jan. 30 this year, eight days later than usual. The reason: Programming IRS computers and printing forms and [...]

Another great article by our friends over at AnnuityFYI that we couldn’t pass up.  Make sure to check out the original article on the AnnuityFYI blog.   The big trend in the annuity industry for 2012 will most likely remain the big trend in 2013, not surprisingly. Advisor One’s Danielle Andrus spoke with Doug Dubitsky [...]

The financial industry is finally coming to the realization that online branding and digital marketing is the future of marketing to consumers.  The insurance industry in particular, has always been a bit slow to adapt to new technology partly because of regulation, and partly due to it being an industry traditionally  run by an older [...]