The Friday Five for March 24, 2023: an ASG Podcast rebrand, interest rates, the TikTok hearing, CDC investigating recalled eye drops, and a new webinar series for insurance agents!
New webinar series! Register for Client Considerations: Working Past Age 65
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Resources:
Agent Survival Guide Podcast Official Website: https://www.ritterim.com/podcast
2023 State of the Senior Market: In Review: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/2023-state-of-the-senior-market-in-review/
Annuities vs. 401(k)s: Examining Differences That Can Matter to Clients: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/annuities-vs-401ks-examining-differences-that-can-matter-to-clients/
Behind the Scenes of the ASG Podcast Redesign: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/behind-the-scenes-of-the-asg-podcast-redesign/
FMO vs. IMO vs. NMO vs. MGA vs. GA: What’s the Difference? https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/fmo-vs-imo-vs-nmo-vs-mga-vs-ga-what-s-the-difference-2023/
More People Working Past Age 65 – What It Means for Agents Selling Medicare Plans: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/more-people-working-past-age-65-%e2%80%93-what-it-means-for-agents-selling-medicare-plans-2022/
Safe and Secure Messaging Apps: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/agent-apps-safe-and-secure-messaging-apps/
Unretiring and What it Means for Your Medicare Clients featuring Danny Ford: https://agentsurvivalguide.podbean.com/e/unretiring-and-what-it-means-for-your-medicare-clients/
References:
Exclusive: TikTok’s CEO on the App’s Future in the U.S.: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/exclusive-tiktoks-ceo-on-the-apps-future-in-the-us/533a1bc7-c308-44a2-992d-5e0087b132ab
Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/fed-rate-hike-decision-march-2023.html
Fed raises interest rates a quarter point despite recent banking turmoil: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/fed-raises-interest-rates-quarter-point-recent-banking-turmoil
Fed Raises Rates Amid Banking Turmoil: Live Updates: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/22/business/fed-interest-rates
Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears: https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/crpa-artificial-tears.html
The CDC is investigating recalled eyedrops after infections cause death and blindness: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165268600/eyedrop-recall-bacteria-infection-cdc
The Fed is likely to hike rates by a quarter point but it must also reassure it can contain a banking crisis: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/21/fed-likely-to-raise-rates-by-a-quarter-point-but-it-must-also-reassure-markets-on-banking-system.html
TikTok CEO testifies before Congress for the first time: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/tech/tiktok-ceo-hearing/index.html
TikTok's most popular House lawmaker says app's security concerns are real but doesn't see a ban as inevitable: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/tiktoks-popular-house-lawmaker-discusses-security-concerns-rcna76245
What to Know About the Recent Eye Drop Recalls: https://www.nytimes.com/article/eye-drops-recall-explained.html
What to Know About Today’s Congressional Hearing on TikTok: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/technology/tiktok-congress-hearing.html
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