Limra: get the word out about retirement planning.Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. A. Kerzner, Limra International's president and chief executive officer, urged life insurers to better educate their distributors and clients about the need to view retirement differently than most now do. His points included: * Insurers and their partners should be the public's primary source of information, rather than media celebrities such as Jane Bryant Quinn Jane Bryant Quinn (born February 5, 1939) is an American journalist. She was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and she graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College in Vermont. She is a contributing editor for Newsweek and has a weekly article in Newsweek. and Suze Orman Suze Orman (born Susan Lynn Orman on June 5, 1951[1]) is an American financial advisor, writer, and television personality. Biography Early life , or financial publications such as Money magazine. * A big part of the message is to encourage the many people who are ill-prepared for retirement that small, systematic steps now can still help them enjoy retirement later. * Ownership of high-definition television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. sets increased by 6% from 2004 to 2006, and that rate is climbing. The implication, he said, is that more people choose to upgrade their television sets than to save for retirement. * Another big part of the message is that the industry's products may appeal more if prospective buyers believe they can help them achieve their desired retirement lifestyles. People want a lifestyle, not a product. * The industry might also work to help people understand that retirement is not so much a fixed point at which they stop working full time. Instead, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a long road that has its pleasures, twists and turns, but also pitfalls and obstacles. |
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