RIAs leveraging RetireOne’s outsourced insurance desk will have access to more advisory-centric annuities that provide protected lifetime income and focus on risk management SAN FRANCISCO – March 28, 2023 – RetireOne®, the leading independent platform for fee-based insurance solutions, today announced a partnership with Corebridge Financial, formerly AIG Life & Retirement, to distribute two fee-based...Continue Reading
In December, we announced a partnership with Nationwide to distribute their advisory annuity and VUL solution on the RetireOne platform. It’s an exciting development that allows us to offer up top-tier Nationwide advisory solutions to our advisors, as well as marry their insurance offerings to our risk-off capabilities. In the words of our own Chief...Continue Reading
We had a busy Q4! In addition to our big Nationwide announcement (which we’ll cover in a separate blog post), our CEO and Co-Founder, David Stone, made the rounds in the media. First up was an RIA Intel piece on inflation: “Inflation Poses the Biggest Risk to Retirement Goals – For Now.” The article examines...Continue Reading
Gratitude, Oh MYGA, Squeezing Retirees, Wealthcare Welcome, Nationwide is On Our Side, Year of Security, Q4 Webinars, and Key Leadership Promotions In the fourth quarter of 2022 these advisors began working with us: Robert Cortes, Mario Veneroso, Aaron Vaughn, Fernanda Hailey, Aaron Cramer, Tryssa Pacciulli, Donald Butcher, Grant Collins, Robert Robinson , Jason Shemtob, Brian...Continue Reading
How Can Advisors Prove Their Value? These days, saying “The markets are volatile” feels simultaneously both incredibly obvious and like the world’s driest understatement. Volatility isn’t just something we’re experiencing right now, it’s defining how we live in a variety of ways both large and small. When volatility becomes an ingrained part of your daily...Continue Reading
Benefits of the new partnership include the addition of advisory solutions like the Nationwide Monument Advisor IOVA to RetireOne’s fiduciary marketplace of insurance and annuity solutions and expanded distribution opportunities for Nationwide SAN FRANCISCO – December 15, 2022 –RetireOne®, the leading independent platform for fee-based insurance solutions, and industry leader Nationwide are teaming up to...Continue Reading
Are the Assumptions in Morningstar’s Report Valid? In a recent report, data and research firm Morningstar concluded annuities aren’t meaningfully useful to 95% of affluent investors. A report that casts doubt on the value of an entire class of insurance products will inevitably get a response, which is where finance writer Oisín Breen comes in....Continue Reading
Team growth and restructuring to help the outsourced insurance desk meet needs of fast-expanding marketplace SAN FRANCISCO – December 1, 2022 – RetireOne®, the leading independent platform for fee-based insurance solutions, today announced that it has promoted three individuals to senior leadership roles and expanded its Advisor Solutions team. This strategic restructuring comes at a...Continue Reading
What are advisors really worried about? A recent ThinkAdvisor piece about the LIFE Act was framed as a debate between Robert Bloink (pro) and William H. Byrnes (con), both professors and co-authors of reference book Tax Facts. For those unfamiliar, the core issue that advisors seem to be anxious about is the LIFE Act’s allowance...Continue Reading
With Increased volatility In the market, It’s time to rethink the fundamentals Wealth Solutions Report published an article recently entitled, “Are You Playing Russian Roulette With Clients’ Retirement?” The article starts by laying out the current situation: equities are in flux, life expectancy is increasing, Social Security may not be reliable in the future, and...Continue Reading
