An interview with Don Canning, vice president of SunGard's insurance business, is presented. When asked about the meaning of Big Data, he responds to the life business data warehouses about hundreds of terabyte, which is accessed by the massive parallelism technology. He also states that risk...
Whole life insurance is different fromterm life insurance, which only provides coverage for a certain number of years, rather than a lifetime. Term life does not have a cash savings component and only pays out a death benefit. Whole Life Insurance Cash Value ...
你好，我是艾达。In this series, I tackle some of life's pressing existential questions, like "what's the best way to survive the apocalypse?" Do you ever look around and think, how is everyone just going about their business when there are so many ways the world could end?在这个系列中...
In the United States, small business is a big business. Up to 99.7% of all US companies—28 million in all—can be classified as small businesses.While the breadth of firms that fall under the definition of “small business” is expansive, it is by no means a default classification. Smal...
Kelly Milligan, managing partner at Quorum Private Wealth, explains how investors can distinguish alternative investments: "The easiest way to define 'alternative investments' may be to describe what they are not. They are not 'traditional investments' – that is – publicly traded stocks and public...
Owning a home in Florida comes with a unique set of challenges homeowners might have to face. Liz Brumer-SmithDec. 20, 2024 Should I Buy a House Now or Wait? If you want to buy a home in 2025, here's how to determine if now is the right time or if waiting ...
During Trump's presidency, the S&P 500 gainedabout 65%overall. As of Nov. 1, the S&P 500 is up about 49% under Biden and Harris. One of the major reasons market returns have been more muted under Biden and Harris is inflation. Under Trump, cumulative inflation based on the consumer pri...
The second is to derisk their new ventures by committing the right talent, technology, and CEO involvement (how to build).Choosing why and where to buildIn our experience, most of the new insurance businesses launched over the past decade or so—especially by life and comm...
The primary market is made up of primary lenders. Primary lenders typically keep the loans they originate as part of their portfolio and service them for the life of the loan. However, the bank that made the mortgage loan can sell the loan in thesecondary mortgage market, which is a market...
If you're worried about inflation, TIPS can be a good choice – just don't count on them for big gains. Key Takeaways: Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) offer inflation protection, appealing to investors when rising inflation is a concern. Unlike traditional bonds, TIPS...