Annuities
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SEC Plans To Move On Index Annuities This Year
By Linda KocoThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to address the status of equity indexed annuities soon."Possibly as early as this month," said SEC Chairman Christopher ...
June 19, 2008
Quiz question: How many independent agents?Does the number of life and annuity-licensed independent agents surpass the number of insurance agents affiliated with insurance companies?
June 19, 2008
A cautious approach to equitiesBooming fuel prices, the long-term impact of the sub-prime mortgage collapse and a slow but steady rise in inflation have some financial analysts suggesting that the worst is not necessarily over. In a recent white paper, London-based Schroder
June 19, 2008
Ask the expert: How to find new customersI want to find new annuity customers right here in my community. Any ideas?
June 19, 2008
Top story: How and why guaranteed living benefits keep evolvingGuaranteed living benefit riders in variable annuities, so widely available in the U.S., are now steadily being integrated into Canadian products, known as segregated funds.
June 18, 2008
Quiz question: How many independent agents?Does the number of life and annuity-licensed independent agents surpass the number of insurance agents affiliated with insurance companies?
June 18, 2008
Using UL to enhance retirement financesGreg Gardner, CFP, with the Gardner Group in Dallas, provides the following example of how UL can improve a client's retirement finances. The client was retiring at age 56 and his wife was 58. His retirement plan gave him the following choice:
June 18, 2008
Ask the expert: How to find new customersI want to find new annuity customers right here in my community. Any ideas?