Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
What do you do to stay active?
By staff WriterProbably not as much as I should be doing. I've got diabetes and have gained weight over the years. I make New Year's resolutions every year to get to the gym and generally see the early effort peter out by around February. Maybe I should make a
June 30, 2008
What plans do you have for the summer?My wife and I are from England and every summer we go back for two weeks to visit with our family and old friends. This year we're taking one of our grandkids, who hasn't been there before. She's already talking about the changing of the guard at
June 30, 2008
Retirement concerns affect all womenWomen across four generations were polled by Prudential Financial for the company's biennial "The Financial Experience and Behaviors Among Women" study. The study found virtually no change in women's confidence levels toward
June 30, 2008
Reaching out for more contactsJack Keeter, president of Jack Keeter and Associates in Anaheim, Calif., says there are two questions advisors need to ask themselves when seeking out other professionals: Who has a book of my ideal clients? How can I reach
June 30, 2008
Working to motivate change"Great minds think alike." -- Anonymous The recent annual meeting of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting brought together a collection of great minds to discuss the current economic climate and
June 30, 2008
One group underserved by advisorsHispanic Americans rank retirement security as an important goal in their lives, at a 90 percent clip, but many lack a comprehensive plan for reaching that goal, not unlike the population at large. In fact, 64 percent of Hispanic Americans have put
June 30, 2008
Positive lessons from the negative mediaWhen the media goes negative against an industry, it's natural for leaders to react like a mother bear protecting her cubs. That's exactly what happened after "Dateline NBC" broadcast its segment on annuity sales practices
June 30, 2008
Raising interest rates not the answer(In response to Joseph Finora's "Mitigating the Longevity Risk," seen online at www.SeniorMarketAdvisor.com). If companies respond by raising interest rates, there is nothing to keep them honest. I have years of experience with