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Quiz question: At-need annuities
By NU StaffThs article answers this question: Which characteristics might signal that the customer would be interested in considering purchase of an at-need impaired risk annuity?
November 16, 2009
Advantage: Index Annuities Are Looking GoodDuring the 5-year period that ended Sept. 30, index annuities produced higher returns than bank certificates of deposit, and a much higher return than a typical S&P 500 index fund.
November 16, 2009
Advantage: Index Annuities Are Looking GoodDuring the 5-year period that ended Sept. 30, index annuities produced higher returns than bank certificates of deposit, and a much higher return than a typical S&P 500 index fund.
November 16, 2009
Rebutting Senseless Views On Index AnnuitiesIndex annuities, like all the tools in an advisor's tool box, are neither good nor bad; they are merely one tool among many, which--when properly used--can solve a myriad of problems for older baby boomer clients.
November 16, 2009
Top Story: The deferred income annuity is a hybrid worth consideringA deferred income annuity guarantees a future income stream and can be bought at a fraction of the cost of a single premium immediate annuity. These have market appeal for several reasons.
November 15, 2009
Rebutting Senseless Views On Index AnnuitiesIndex annuities, like all the tools in an advisor's tool box, are neither good nor bad; they are merely one tool among many, which--when properly used--can solve a myriad of problems for older baby boomer clients.
November 13, 2009
Group Probes Free-Meal SeminarsThere really is no such thing as a free lunch, a new study suggests.
November 12, 2009
Mullin To Lead AEGON AmericasPatrick Baird, the immediate past chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers, plans to retire from his post as chief executive officer of AEGON Americas Jan. 1, 2010, the company says.