Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
Transamerica Updates VA Investment Options
By Staff WriterA variable annuity seller will be offering consumers a choice of more investment options that allocate assets to a combination of stock and fixed-income securities.Transamerica ...
November 01, 2008
Balancing Predictability and VolatilityThe market's volatility has reinforced the need for diversification among income sources in retired clients' portfolios, and a recent study, "Four Strategies for Retiring Clients,"...
October 23, 2008
Ask the Expert: Positioning the guaranteed withdrawal benefitHow do I position the advantage of a fixed indexed annuity (FIA) having a guaranteed withdrawal benefit versus a managed payout fund?
October 22, 2008
Ask the Expert: Positioning the guaranteed withdrawal benefitHow do I position the advantage of a fixed indexed annuity (FIA) having a guaranteed withdrawal benefit versus a managed payout fund?
October 22, 2008
VA Living Benefits Get UpdatesThe U.S. arm of a Canadian financial services company has replaced the benefits guarantee options available with the Masters variable annuities with new guarantee options.Sun ...
October 22, 2008
VA Living Benefits Get UpdatesThe U.S. arm of a Canadian financial services company has replaced the benefits guarantee options available with the Masters variable annuities with new guarantee options.Sun ...
October 16, 2008
UnitedHealth Posts A ProfitA large managed care company has become the latest financial services company to announce that it turned a profit during the third quarter.UnitedHealth Group Inc., ...
October 16, 2008
Group LTD Feature Relies On ADL TriggerLincoln National Corp. will be paying extra benefits to group long-term disability insurance claimants with especially serious disabilities.Lincoln, Philadelphia, says it will be selling a ...