Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Court Sets Hearing Date On Rule 151A Challenge
By Arthur D. PostalA federal appeals court in Washington will hear oral arguments May 8 on a suit challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's move to adopt Rule 151A, a regulation that classifies some indexed annuities as securities.
March 01, 2009
Prospecting PlaybookIdentify your practice's strengths. Are those strengths compatible with what clients are telling you or asking for? Can you make your existing clients better ones with new services? Are you regularly reaching out for new bu
March 01, 2009
Keep compliance in mind for seminarsBefore I continue, I want to tell you about an article I read regarding compliance issues. If you're doing public seminars on a regular basis, it's likely that at some point a regulator will get one of your invitations and you will be
March 01, 2009
Liquidity Is The Answer To What Ails FIAsLiquidity--meaning cash, or rather the ability to turn an asset into cash--is a consideration for all financial transactions...
March 01, 2009
What's Hot In Fixed AnnuitiesIn the past few years, many insurers have been heavily promoting indexed annuities and variable annuities, allowing their fixed annuity portfolio to fall out of competition...
March 01, 2009
Prospecting PlaybookIdentify your practice's strengths. Are those strengths compatible with what clients are telling you or asking for? Can you make your existing clients better ones with new services? Are you regularly reaching out for new bu
March 01, 2009
The Correct Context For Viewing Index Annuity ReturnsA financial magazine published an article about index annuities that cited my findings from the actual return data I collect, quoting that the average annual index annuity return was around 5.6% for the 5 years ending September 30, 2008...
March 01, 2009
Daryl Stong, managing partner at Harborview Investmentsdirect mail offering a free financial plan cold calling networking with CPAS & payroll providers traditional print advertising While an old standby such as cold calling may seem a bit archaic, Strong says you have t