Ben Newman is one of our favorite people, professional or otherwise. He’s an accomplished author and nationally-known performance coach for professional athletes, CEOs and, yes, Redbird Advisors. With a new year underway we thought a little motivation might be in order.

No one said planning was easy, but very few will tell you it’s not important. Planning your work around your priorities will get you off to a fast state.

In less than 20 years Social Security will be able to fund only 75% of its scheduled obligations. Get on the bus to let Social Security help drive more leads and opportunities.

Fixed annuities have historically been a safe place to put money for retirement. There’s a good reason for that and it will help agents be more effective when talking with clients.

Even the Social Security Administration admits it can’t tell you about it all. What if automatic rifle handbooks left out important information?

We wish Social Security was as easy as just signing up, but it’s much, much more. More and more seniors are making mistakes when they enroll.

Seeing an organization with a burning passion to do the right thing helps get our juices flowing.