Back-casting FIAs - The crystal ball has some cracks
By Staff WriterOften you hear the statement, "past experience is not an indication of future results." This statement is a fair warning regarding back-casting used to illustrate fixed indexed annuities. But, I believe that this can be taken further
August 03, 2008
How Fixed Annuities Meet The Silent Generation's Safe Money NeedsToday, as before, the silent generation is still saving money, said John R. Mueller, CLU, MSFS, principal of John R Mueller Insurance, Brookfield, Wis., chartered ...
August 01, 2008
Proposed Rule 151AKim O'Brien, executive director of the National Association for Fixed Annuities, discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent proposal to regulate index annuities as securities -- what could it mean for your business
July 28, 2008
Advisors and broker-dealers have a historic opportunityIt has been three years since the inception of FINRA Notice to Members 05-50 shook up the FIA world with a mandate for broker-dealers to supervise the sale of fixed index annuities. Since then, B/Ds have scrambled to accommodate existing variable
July 27, 2008
Advisors and broker-dealers have a historic opportunityIt has been three years since the inception of FINRA Notice to Members 05-50 shook up the FIA world with a mandate for broker-dealers to supervise the sale of fixed index annuities. Since then, B/Ds have scrambled to accommodate existing variable
July 16, 2008
NAFA Develops Response To SEC ProposalThe National Association for Fixed Annuities says it will be hiring a public relations firm and legal firm with "established Washington contacts" to help block ...
July 16, 2008
NAFA Develops Response To SEC ProposalThe National Association for Fixed Annuities says it will be hiring a public relations firm and legal firm with "established Washington contacts" to help block ...
July 01, 2008
Drivers of Annuity SalesAssets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012--a compound annual growth rate of 7.9%--sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both...