Video Archive

Archive Month:
March
Building Trust Between Team Members
Featuring: Steve Anderson
March, 2010

Creating a trusting environment between team members, the power of "expectation," and the role of ethics in leadership are all addressed during this insight-filled discussion featuring Steve Anderson, CLF®, Senior Executive Vice President and National Sales Manager with Waddell & Reed and Glenn Boseman, CLF®, CLU®, Dean of the Irwin Graduate School, holder of the Roger Hull-James S. Bingay Chair of Leadership and Professor of Leadership at The American College.

Ethics Awareness Month
Featuring: Ronald F. Duska, Ph.D.
March, 2010

Webcasts and upcoming content that will appear on The Wealth Channel in recognition of Ethics Awareness Month are discussed by Ronald F. Duska, Ph.D., holder of the Charles Lamont Post Chair of Ethics and the Professions and Professor of Ethics at The American College and Julie Ann Ragatz, Pre-Doctoral Fellow with The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services.

Life Insurance: A Guarantee in Uncertain Times
Featuring: Richard A. Brugger, Jr
March, 2010

Consumer attitudes toward market volatility, financial stability and the value of guarantees are examined during this segment featuring Richard A. Brugger, Jr., LUTCF, a Vice President of Marketing with Prudential Individual Life Insurance, a division of The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Kevin M. Lynch, ChFC®, CLU®, RHU®, REBC®, CASL®, CAP®, LUTCF, CFP®, an Assistant Professor of Insurance at The American College.

Creating Your Story
Featuring: Greg Opitz
March, 2010

Techniques financial advisors use to describe themselves and their businesses that help differentiate individual practices from competitors are discussed by Greg Opitz, a Senior Practice Management Coach and Matthew Halloran, a Certified Life Coach and Practice Management Coach from PEAK.

Executive Compensation
Featuring: James A. Mitchell
March, 2010

As part of Ethics Awareness Month, Wealth Channel Correspondent Adam Batchelor speaks with James A. Mitchell, CLU®, ChFC®, Retired Chairman of the Board, IDS Life Insurance Company and member of The American College Foundation Board of Directors (emeritus) about executive compensation and whether shareholders should have a “say on pay.”

What the Media Looks for in an Interview
Featuring: Laurence Barton
March, 2010

Brian Anderson, Editor of Life Insurance Selling magazine sits down with Laurence Barton, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of The American College, to talk about what makes for a great interview and how editors select topics for their magazines.

Managers vs. Leaders
Featuring: Steve Anderson
March, 2010

Steve Anderson, CLF®, Senior Executive Vice President and National Sales Manager with Waddell & Reed and Glenn Boseman, CLF®, CLU®, Dean of the Irwin Graduate School, holder of the Roger Hull-James S. Bingay Chair of Leadership and Professor of Leadership at The American College talk about the difficulties some individuals face as they transition from being a manager to being an organizational leader.

Life and Disability Insurance: Underwriting Characteristics
Featuring: Kevin M. Lynch
March, 2010

Two professors from The American College, Kevin M. Lynch, ChFC®, CLU®, RHU®, REBC®, CASL®, CAP®, LUTCF, CFP®, and Glenn E. Stevick, Jr., ChFC®, CLU®, LUTCF, examine the underwriting characteristics unique to both life insurance and disability insurance.

The Ethics of Philanthropy and Legacy
Featuring: Ronald F. Duska
March, 2010

Who do you want to be as a person and what kind of world would you like to help create? The advisor’s role in helping clients confront “ultimate questions” as part of the financial planning process is discussed by Ronald F. Duska, Ph.D., holder of the Charles Lamont Post Chair of Ethics and the Professions, Professor of Ethics and Director of The American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services and Philip B. Cubeta, CLU®, ChFC®, MSFS, CAP®, holder of the Sallie B. and William B. Wallace Chair in Philanthropy at The American College.

Overcoming Common Objections-Part III
Featuring: Ron Carson
March, 2010

Ron Carson, ChFC®, CFP®, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PEAK and Greg Opitz, a Senior Practice Management Coach at PEAK talk about the problems that can arise when a client needs to end a business relationship with a family member.

Good Ethics Makes Good Business
Featuring: James A. Mitchell
March, 2010

March is Ethics Awareness Month. To help kick off the celebration, Wealth Channel Correspondent Adam Batchelor speaks with James A. Mitchell, CLU®, ChFC®, Retired Chairman of the Board, IDS Life Insurance Company and member of The American College Foundation Board of Directors (emeritus) about whether the businesses of today are more ethical or less ethical than businesses of the past.