Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
FINRA issues top 10 watch list for 2013
By Melanie WaddellETFs and variable annuities are among the products in the regulators sights due to potential risks to investors.
January 21, 2013
Who’s afraid of the big bad annuity?Maybe its time to show consumers how an annuity actually works.
January 20, 2013
‘It costs too much’Heres how to get over this stumbling block with grace and ease.
January 19, 2013
10 sales resolutions for 2013Commit to these sales-model improvements to make this year your best ever.
January 18, 2013
3 ways to boost your sales presentationsNeed a snappy sales presentation? Here are tips on capturing your prospects attention.
January 18, 2013
Building your practice through better positioning: Part 2In part two of this three-part series, I share a story I use to explain how fixed annuities are the middle ground between two extremes.
January 18, 2013
Differences in pension plan rules determine annuitization ratesA brief shows rate varies directly with the degree to which plan rules restrict the ability to choose a partial or lump-sum distribution.
January 18, 2013
Self-directed IRAs & real estate, part 1Agent M. D. Anderson sits down with editor Daniel Williams to talk about funding IRAs with real estate. Read on to see if youre missing the boat.