Annuities
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Don't Use Joint Annuities For LTC Artificial Impoverishment
By Carroll BusherDont Use Joint Annuities For LTC Artificial ImpoverishmentByArtificial impoverishment has been practiced for years and still is by a good many elder law attorneys. Now, ...
August 12, 2002
Bank Broker Dealers Had Strong QuarterNU Online News Service, Aug. 12, 5:07 p.m. -- Bank broker-dealers brought in more revenue during the second quarter, according to Kenneth Kehrer Associates, ...
August 11, 2002
Index Annuities: To Protect And PreserveByBack in 1999, many financial counselors were urging clients to "take some money off the table."I also spread this refrain in my turn-of-the-century presentations on ...
August 04, 2002
Competition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketCompetition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketByShelf space for annuities in banks is narrowing, despite investor skittishness over the stock market, experts say.Notwithstanding record sales, ...
August 01, 2002
Hancock Reports Lower 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 1, 6:02 p.m. -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, is reporting $98 million in net income for the ...
July 29, 2002
Structured Settlement Annuity Production Falls 5%NU Online News Service, July 29, 1:10 p.m. -- Life insurance members of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association, Washington, wrote annuities with a ...
July 26, 2002
Hartford Offers VA Principal-Guarantee RiderNU Online News Service, July 26, 4:15 p.m. -- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Simsbury, Conn., is moving to bring skittish investors back to ...
July 21, 2002
Preparing For When The Fixed Annuity Wave Hits The BeachByEven after the gold medal was draped around his neck, Australian Steven Bradbury was still shaking his head and smiling sheepishly. Steven won the gold ...