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Longevity Planning for Women in Retirement

With extended lifespans, comes the increased likelihood of heightened healthcare expenses – making clients apprehensive about outlasting their financial resources. Here's how one couple was able to use a fixed indexed annuity to guarantee more income in retirement.

Ash Annuity Audit - Creating Assurance and Opportunity

A lot can change in a few years – the market, your clients’ goals and their financial needs. Our Ash Annuity Audit provides a third-party annuity contract review and analysis to help you build trust and deepen relationships. See how it works and the opportunities it can uncover.

Understanding QLACs

Qualified longevity annuity contracts (QLACs) were introduced in 2014. Adoption has been slow due, but a QLAC remains one of the best tools to improve the probability of retirement success. See the results of our annual performance study and how it can help your business grow.

Protecting the Surviving Spouse: Social Security Claiming Strategy

Women typically live longer than men, but they also tend to have lower Social Security benefits. That's why it's important to understand the impact claiming early can have on a surviving spouse. Here's how one couple created a strategy that allowed them to earn over $23,000 in additional Social Security benefits over their lifetimes.

Annuity Audit Checklist

As goals change, make sure your client’s financial plan is keeping up. The first step is finding out how well their current plan is meeting their needs. Share this checklist with your client to find out what’s changed since they purchased an annuity.

Get More Out Of Your Business

Discover 30 ways to create a strategic approach to growth by partnering with the Ash Retirement Solutions team. Through these complimentary, value-add services, we'll develop a plan focused on the specific critical success factors that matter to you.

Matching Client Concerns to Annuities

Every product recommendation begins with a conversation. In this cheat sheet, we take five key areas of concern and help you review life events that clients may be working through. The provided discussion points for each can lead to implementing a strategy with an annuity.

Understanding Early Retirement and Social Security Income

Many clients choose to take Social Security income early. Clients want their money as soon as possible, or have concerns about the future of the system. But, the timing of when benefits are turned on can have a big impact on retirement income.

Life and Health Guaranty Associations

Most states have guaranty funds to help pay the claims of financially impaired insurance companies. State laws specify the lines of insurance covered by these funds and the dollar limits payable. This cheat sheet summarizes the max liability limits broken down by state.

Collect and Accumulate Retirement Assets Through IRAs

If your clients are holding all their retirement assets in defined contribution plans or institutional IRAs, they’re at a financial disadvantage. See why these plans can cause problems if your client has enough assets to begin to consider individualized financial and estate planning.

RICP Certification Scholarship

With The American College of Financial Services and insurance carrier partners, Ash Brokerage offers up to $1,500 toward your pursuit of the Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designation. You'll gain immediate knowledge to help solve your clients’ retirement concerns.

StoryBrand Private Workshop

Clarify your message. Grow your business. When you have a clear and repeatable message that connects with clients, your business will grow. A private StoryBrand workshop, delivered by Ash Brokerage, will help you tell their story so your potential customers will listen.