Mark Phelan Quotations

Ultimately, the responsibility rests with the drivers, and they seemed to respond to the message we were putting out.

With three steps an investment professional can help their client implement an actively managed asset allocation program.

We designed Nationwide L-Inc with maximization of allowable income in mind.

Ideally we'd have zero, but with the number of people driving that roadway 40,000 a day I don't think we'll ever to get to zero.

We realize peace of mind for many couples comes from knowing a spouse will be taken care of financially. Nationwide L-Inc guarantees a surviving spouse will receive a lifetime income stream.

With all of the development going on in the area, we have seen a huge, huge increase in the amount of traffic at that interchange.

We probably won't know what the plan is there until five or 10 years from now.

Due to longer retirement horizons, many consumers in or approaching retirement still want full market participation, which Nationwide L-Inc provides.

It provides a sensory response that hey, you're crossing over the yellow line. It's not required but we decided let's do this and for a small cost, maybe we can reap a large benefit.

They came up with a car that looked so good that people were willing to buy it, even though they weren't sure about Chrysler quality, and they gave it a price that is similar to what a comparable Japanese car would be.

If lifetime income is the primary need and potential inflation protection is secondary, there's Nationwide L-Inc. If principal protection is initially more important with the opportunity to draw lifetime income later, there's CPPLI.

In 2004, there wasn't a trend of what was occurring, and there wasn't a single location that seemed to have more occurrences than anywhere else.

Clients are relying more than ever on their investment professional for optimal risk management and reward within their portfolios, particularly in ever-changing market conditions.

I'd have to give a lot of credit to our safety program for 2005, asking drivers to slow down.

The enhanced Dynamic Advantage Program provides individuals access to more sophisticated asset allocation methods that were previously available only to institutional investors to help mitigate risk in weak and flat markets.