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Agent Survival Guide Podcast

By: Sarah J. Rueppel | Ritter Insurance Marketing
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  • Whether you’re just getting started or a seasoned pro in the Medicare insurance market, the ASG Podcast has got you covered. Learn marketing tips and sales strategies. Receive industry updates on Medicare Advantage and Part D plans and stay compliant. Find out how the FMO Ritter Insurance Marketing can help improve the way you sell insurance. And so much more!
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  • DOJ to Reschedule Marijuana

    DOJ to Reschedule Marijuana
    May 3 2024
    The Friday Five for May 3, 2024: iPhone Silent Alarm Bug FixLinkedIn: Gaming & X Replacement?FOMC April/May 2024 MeetingWalmart Health to Shut DownDOJ to Reschedule Marijuana Which NYT game is your favorite? Answer our ASG Podcast question of the week here: https://bit.ly/asgquestion iPhone Alarms Bug: Apple confirms bug that is keeping some iPhone alarms from sounding: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/apple-confirms-bug-that-is-keeping-some-iphone-alarms-from-sounding/ If your iPhone alarm has gone quiet, Apple says it’s working on a fix: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145296/apple-iphone-alarm-sounds-broken-ios-bug-fix-coming Ring the alarm bells, the iPhone alarm isn’t working: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/30/ring-the-alarm-bells-the-iphone-alarm-isnt-working/ LinkedIn: Gaming & X Replacement? LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming: https://www.theverge.com/24145605/linkedin-gaming-puzzle-game-nyt-wordle-netflix-games LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/linkedin-is-the-twitter-x-rival-no-one-is-talking-about/ LinkedIn launches gaming: 3 logic puzzles aimed at extending time spent on its networking platform: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/linkedin-launches-gaming-three-logic-puzzles-aiming-to-extend-time-spent-on-its-networking-platform/ FOMC April/May 2024 Meeting: Consumer Price Index - March 2024: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf/ Personal Income and Outlays, March 2024: https://www.bea.gov/news/2024/personal-income-and-outlays-march-2024 Fed announces reduction in balance sheet runoff pace: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/fed-announces-reduction-balance-sheet-runoff-pace-2024-05-01/ Fed holds interest rates at 23-year high as inflation continues to push back timing of a rate cut: https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/markets-federal-reserve-meeting-05-01-24/index.html Fed meeting recap: Powell pretty much rules out a hike as the central bank’s next move: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/fed-meeting-today-live-updates-on-may-fed-rate-decision.html Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Schedule: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm The Fed rate decision meeting is today. Here's their rate decision. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-reserve-interest-rate-meeting-may-1-2024/ Walmart Health to Shut Down: Walmart closing health care clinics, ending virtual services: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4632752-walmart-closing-health-care-clinics-ending-virtual-services/ Walmart Health Is Closing: https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/04/30/walmart-health-is-closing Walmart shuttering all 51 health centers, citing lack of profitability: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/walmart-shuttering-all-51-health-centers-virtual-care Walmart will close all of its health care clinics: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/business/walmart-closes-health-clinics/index.html DOJ to Reschedule Marijuana: Biden gives cannabis industry a badly needed win: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/01/biden-marijuana-reclassification-cannabis-industry Drug Scheduling: https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/economy/dea-marijuana-rescheduling/index.html Justice Dept. Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/justice-department-reclassify-marijuana.html US moves to reclassify marijuana in historic shift: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68932612 US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance: https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8 What rescheduling marijuana would look like: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4634174-rescheduling-marijuana-look-like/ Resources: 5 Alternative Apps to Replace Google Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240329 2025 Marketplace Final Rule: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240412 Best Free Writing & Grammar Apps: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA58 Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail. How Agents Can Break into the Medicare World: https://ritterim.com/blog/how-agents-can-break-into-the-medicare-world/ How to Recruit Agents to Your Downline in 2024: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG588 Improve Your Customer Service with the Soft Skill of Negotiation: https://ritterim.com/blog/improve-your-customer-service-with-the-soft-skill-of-negotiation/ Interview: Learn How to Sell ACA Products During the Offseason: https://ritterim.com/blog/interview-learn-how-to-sell-aca-products-during-the-offseason/ Medicaid Unwinding One Year Later: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20240426 Medicaid Unwinding SEP Extended Through November 2024: https://ritterim.com/blog/medicaid-unwinding-sep-extended-through-november-...
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    20 mins
  • 4 Steps to Every Final Expense Sale

    4 Steps to Every Final Expense Sale
    May 1 2024

    Tackle your next final expense sale with our winning formula. Discover four tried and true steps for educating your clients on life insurance and making the sale!

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    Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

    Register with Ritter

    Resources:

    4 Reasons Why Ritter Should Be Your FMO Insurance Agency: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG391

    4 Steps to Selling More Final Expense Insurance Infographic PDF: https://ritterim.com/documents/infographics/how-to-close-more-final-expense-sales-infographic.pdf

    Final Expense Insurance: How Much Can Clients Expect It to Cover? https://link.chtbl.com/ASG519

    Meet Your Sales Team: https://ritterim.com/meet-your-sales-team/

    More Than Medicare: https://docs.ritterim.com/products/more-than-medicare/

    Ritter Fact Finder PDF: https://ritterim.com/documents/ritter-fact-finder.pdf

    Ritter Insurance Marketing Final Expense Carrier Sweet Spots: https://docs.ritterim.com/products/more-than-medicare/#carrier-sweet-spots

    The Advisor Approach: Cross-Selling by Fact-Finding: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG587

    Tips for Cross-Selling Medicare Products: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG410

    References:

    Funeral Cost Statistics: https://nfda.org/news/statistics Life Insurance Is on People Minds: https://lifehappens.org/research/life-insurance-is-on-peoples-minds/

    Follow Us on Social!

    Ritter on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/RitterIM Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/ritter.insurance.marketing/ LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritter-insurance-marketing TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@ritterim Twitter, https://twitter.com/RitterIM and Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/user/RitterInsurance

    Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel

    Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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    10 mins
  • The Best Books for Insurance Agents

    The Best Books for Insurance Agents
    Apr 29 2024

    We asked our team about their favorite books for sales, business, and influencing people. Listen to hear their recommendations!

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    Contact the Agent Survival Guide Podcast! Email us ASGPodcast@Ritterim.com or call 1-717-562-7211 and leave a voicemail.

    Book Recommendations:

    Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D23CFGR

    Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00507TDJM

    How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated for the Next Generation of Leaders: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVWLKXB

    Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HZ57WYN

    Jeffrey Gitomer “Little” Books: https://www.buygitomer.com/collections/books

    The Psychology of Selling: Increase Your Sales Faster and Easier Than You Ever Thought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SEQKRK

    Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice: A Guide to Success for Black Americans: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054KLWOE

    The Trusted Advisor: 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0VWA

    The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Leading with Trust: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ES4GI4

    Ritter Insurance Marketing’s free eBooks & Guides: https://ritterim.com/guides/

    Resources:

    Agent Apps | Reading Books on the Go - Library Apps: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA08

    Everything You Get With Your Ritter Registration: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG503

    How to Get Health and Life Insurance Continuing Education Credits as an Agent: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG498

    Lifelong Learning Online Educational Resources: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG482

    Follow Us on Social!

    Ritter on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/RitterIM Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/ritter.insurance.marketing/ LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritter-insurance-marketing TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@ritterim Twitter, https://twitter.com/RitterIM and Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/user/RitterInsurance

    Sarah on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjrueppel/ Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thesarahjrueppel/ and Threads, https://www.threads.net/@thesarahjrueppel

    Tina on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lamoreux-6384b7199/
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    17 mins
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