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It’s been more than a week since Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Since that time, the S&P 500 is down more than 2.66%.   Is the market’s slide directly correlated to the impeachment inquiry? The president thinks so. In a tweet on October… Read More

The markets tumbled on Friday as China escalated the ongoing trade war and President Trump signaled his intention to continue the economic battle. On Friday, China retaliated by announcing new tariffs on $75 billion in American goods, set to begin on September 1. That news pushed the markets down. Dow futures dropped by more than… Read More

The IRS has changed the rules—and it might benefit you and your clients. Previously, registered investment advisers (RIAs) could not pull an advisory fee from an annuity in their client’s account without creating a “taxable event.” Now, the IRS has reversed that rule, allowing RIAs to pull advisory fees from the cash value of a… Read More

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) has released the final version of best-interest Regulation 187 (NY 187) Suitability and Best Interests in Life Insurance and Annuity Transactions. This regulation requires producers and insurers to implement a process that ensures they’re acting in the consumer’s best interest when recommending an annuity or… Read More

As you know, Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company (CBLife) was placed into rehabilitation by the North Carolina Department of Insurance on June 27, 2019. As a result, CBLife is in the process of terminating all agents’ appointments and notifications will follow shortly. Please note all agents will still have admin access to their client’s contact… Read More

Fitch Ratings Upgrades Pacific Life from A+ to AA- As of June 26, 2019, Fitch Ratings announced it has upgraded the financial strength ratings for Pacific Life Insurance Company, Pacific Life & Annuity Company, and Pacific Life Re Ltd. to AA- from A+. The AA- rating is the fourth highest rating out of 21 rating… Read More

In December, the Department of Labor plans to propose a new fiduciary rule as a continuum of the battle to overhaul investment advice for retirement accounts. The rule will likely be contoured to the SEC’s new advise standards. Read more about the proposed rule here.   CreativeOne will continue to monitor the situation. For more information,… Read More

Facebook now lets you join groups using your business’s page. It seems like a small change, but the implications are huge — you can now join a local group using your business’s page. Here is Facebook’s statement on the change: We’ve heard from people that engaging with public figures, non-profits, publishers, and businesses in a… Read More

They’re the heroes working to end homelessness among veterans. We’re just helping. For many veterans, the reality of becoming homeless is all too real. With the help of Veterans Community Project, that reality is changing, and CreativeOne is proud to partner VCP as part of our Creative Cares initiative. For starters, we sponsored a two-by-four… Read More

Insure your clients’ assets up to $1 million Instances of identity theft are increasing every year.¹ More than 41 million Americans have had their identities stolen at least once, and older adults are victims of identity theft every four minutes.²⁻³ Offer Identity Theft Protection through CreativeOne CreativeOne recently partnered with IdentityForce, the industry leader with more… Read More