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Ask the expert: Use immediate annuities in estate planning?
By Nu BookHere are are some factors to keep in mindI am considering using a single premium immediate annuity as part of an estate plan for my clients. about doing this?
October 26, 2009
Top Story: How to help clients rescue their deferred variable annuityMany variable annuity owners would like to move their money into something safer and more conservative. And they want to know if they can deduct the loss if they surrender the VA. The answer is yes, with "annuity rescue."
October 25, 2009
Fixed annuity interest rates averaging 4%: October 2009These charts from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends for fixed annuities as of October 2009.
October 25, 2009
Graphic: What do immediate annuities and football have in common?Graphic of football player, representing how single premium immediate annuities and football are alike.
October 25, 2009
Quiz question: How well are immediate annuities selling?This article answers the question: In the second quarter 2009, single premium immediate annuities accounted for how much of fixed annuity sales?
October 25, 2009
Ask the expert: Use immediate annuities in estate planning?Here are are some factors to keep in mindI am considering using a single premium immediate annuity as part of an estate plan for my clients. about doing this?
October 25, 2009
New York Life, American General Top Web Rankings by DalbarDalbar Inc. once again ranked New York Life as the best consumer website by life insurance and annuity carriers in second quarter 2009.
October 25, 2009
Top Story: How to help clients rescue their deferred variable annuityMany variable annuity owners would like to move their money into something safer and more conservative. And they want to know if they can deduct the loss if they surrender the VA. The answer is yes, with "annuity rescue."