[eweissenbach]

I worked for two companies that I continue to be very proud of. I was recruited by New York Life after 14 years of teaching/coaching, and started as a sales rep. After two years I was recruited into management and spent the next 18 years as a sales manager, sales development manager, and general manager. New York Life was and continues to be an outstanding company which takes ethics very seriously, and operates in the best interest of the owners, which are the policyholders. Their products are not always the cheapest, but the quality, and the reliability, not to mention the expertise of their representatives are unparalleled in the industry.

After retiring from nylic at age 57 I was offered a management position in marketing at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines by a former basketball player and employee of mine. Principal too was a company driven by ethics and the best interest of their customers. I worked there five years and enjoyed every minute, and would probably still work there but for the weekly commute and having to stay in an apartment in DSM, while my bride lived full-time at our lake home.

I am sure many of you retired from or once worked for companies of which you are very proud. Tell everyone about them so that they might get some extra exposure and everyone reading them midht get some ideas for future purchases. At the very least it should provide some interesting insights.