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Are You Settling for a “One-Shot Wonder” Career?

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One-shot wonders in business are not unlike one-hit wonders on the Billboard charts. Basically, a person starts out with a bang, but is never able to replicate that level of success again. As Andy Warhol once said, “In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.” Are you guilty of putting one-shot wonder effort into your insurance career? …

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100 Reasons Final Expense is a NICHE Opportunity You CANNOT Afford to Overlook

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After experiencing the death of a dear loved one, and the terrible challenges that followed, my life has been forever changed. However, my loss has become an inspiration to help others, particularly through encouraging other financial professionals to adopt End-of-Life planning as a standard and routine part of what we do.   The more I strive to educate families and …

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Add Value to Your Client Experience

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It’s still early in 2014, and now is a perfect time to consider what you can do to add value to your client experience. Chances are, your competition is currently prospecting with your top clients, so you can be sure that a few of them are wondering what value they’re getting from retaining you as their financial advisor. Since value …

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Have Professional ADD? Learn How to Recognize and Avoid Fatal Distractions

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Throughout the nation, there is a silent career killer lurking around the offices of insurance professionals. This killer sucks the life out of goals and aspirations, rendering its victims ineffective. It’s a silent killer, because like cancer, many people who have the condition don’t even realize it exists. What is this formidable enemy? I call it professional attention deficit disorder. …

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Out-of-pocket costs play major role in treatment adherence for cancer patients

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Wednesday 8 January 2014 The cost of insurance co-payments for cutting-edge pharmaceuticals can vary widely from patient to patient. When the patient’s share of prescription costs becomes too high, many patients skip doses or stop taking medication entirely, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina. Using data from health plan claims for the anti-cancer drug imatinib filed …

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Protecting Your Clients’ Nest Eggs

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As financial advisors, we are required to take exams, acquire licenses, and perform continuing education with the primary objective of helping our clients protect wealth, save wealth, and grow wealth. However, the harsh reality is that the large majority of our industry tends to focus mostly on the growth component, and often overlooks the protection component. It can be very …

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23 Tools to Build Your Brand

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Trashing the branding process has reached star status as critics dismiss it as passé in a digital environment. Who wants the “behind the times” label? However, it’s interesting that those throwing the rocks at branding come prepared with replacement methods that they want to sell us. Because branding is how people experience a company and its products, don’t fall for …

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Five Ways to Boost Your Career

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Feel like you’re simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic? If your career is tanking and you don’t know what to do about it, take heart. There are simple and concrete steps you can take to not only keep your career afloat but also turn it around. Read on, and find out what to do. 1. Identify your “personal …

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