Annuities
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Stop Fooling Yourself About 8% Easy Returns
By Lisa AbramowiczToo many retirement savers are counting on gains over 9%.
June 26, 2017
Insurers Make Two Major Pension Risk Transfer DealsHartford and Accenture used annuities to cut defined-benefit plan obligations by $2.6 billion.
June 23, 2017
Novarica Finds a Sign Annuity Issuers Still Need YouThe consulting firm says agent portals appear to be high-priority IT projects.
June 23, 2017
SEC Candidate Favors New Life Regulatory StrategyHester Peirce has suggested that a single-state approach might beat the current multi-state strategy.
June 21, 2017
Pension Crisis Won't Be Reversed by High Returns, Moody's SaysNew Jersey, Kentucky and Illinois are the states with the biggest funding gaps.
June 21, 2017
Social Security Might Be Too Much of a Mystery to Affect Savings: EconomistsResearchers found little evidence in survey data that public benefits crowd out private savings.
June 21, 2017
No Buyers for Chicago School Bonds Causes Rates to Hit 9%The school district is waiting for $215 million in state aid for their retirement plan.
June 21, 2017
The Build-a-Pension TrendLongevity risk is such a concern that the IRS has eased rules to make it easier for clients to protect against the risk.