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What would Milton Friedman say about collateral protection insurance?
As I mentioned at the end of my last article, I’m going to discuss the unique economics of a collateral protection insurance (CPI) program, including who pays and who benefits. It’s really unparalleled in the insurance business. Simply, CPI is one of the oddest insurance products you’ll encounter, because unlike most other insurance arrangements there […]
GLWBs and LIBRs: Which Annuity Rider Fits Your Client?
When it comes to annuities, guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits and lifetime income benefits are two of the more easily confused rider options.
Why We Need an Economics of Well-Being
A Financial Technology Startup's Guide to Behavioral Economics
The use of technology and innovation to provide services coupled with the rise of the smartphone savvy and millennial consumer is changing the face of finance. Both established financial institutions and new startup ventures are growing the role of...
Economics: The Art Of Complicating What Is Incredibly Simple
Economists, like politicians, yearn for cushy retirements too.
Why Economics Based Planning Beats Conventional Financial Planning
Conventional planning, in my view, is about wishful and dangerous thinking. Conventional planning was designed by Wall Street to sell product, not to obey commonsense economic principles. This is why not a single top economics or finance department teaches conventional financial planning.
How Economics and Literature Made Me a Better Investor
Profit from life's surprises. Manisha Thakor on how insights from unexpected places shaped her financial views.
7 Steps to Make Better Decisions Faster
The 10 Things Economics Can Tell Us About Happiness
Money can buy happiness, but up to what point? And does working more make us miserable? And will you be happier if you start your own company?
All the human flaws and biases that prevent you from managing money better
You're probably making these mistakes. Economics can help.
The 10 Things In Economics That Everybody Should Know
Balaji Viswanathan outlines the top ten things you need to know about economics.
Older women are getting richer. How will wealth managers adapt?
The gains from experimentation could extend beyond older women | Finance & economics
How Canada’s Top Wealth Advisors are making a difference in people’s lives
The most effective advisors in the country are applying behavioural economics to their relationships with clients
How this retired couple learned to stop bleeding money
With some jam-jar economics, they learned to adjust to a big slash in income after retirement.
What Is Behavioral Economics and How Can It Benefit Clients?
Behavioral economics provides insights and answers for the tendency to over budget and to make other irrational financial choices.
What we know and don't know about money
Economics is a hard subject. On a given day, you can read that inflation is
How Variable Annuity Income Falls Short
Powell: Guaranteed income for life is tempting, but it could come at a steep cost that's not readily apparent to retirees<br>By<br>Retirement columnist<br>On paper, it's tempting: Invest in a variable annuity and you get a guaranteed income stream for life. But variable annuities that guarantee certain benefits might come at a steep cost that's not readily apparent to retirees, according to new research. The…
Ready for the Real World? These Kids Are!
Elementary, middle and high school students talk about the difference that understanding economics and personal finance principles can make in their lives. w...
New to Economics? Here Are 5 Free eBooks to Get You Started
When you hear "economics," you might think of complex charts and graphs presented by brainiacs in bow-ties. But that's not all economics is. In fact, it starts with individual human action. If you can understand that, you’re well on your way to understanding economics. These free eBooks will help guide your journey.
Stewardship Is More Than Managing Money
Why is it important to focus on faith, work, AND economics? Because understanding economics—beyond the financial sense of the word—helps you apply your creativity, purpose, and freedom to the best of…
