Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Navigating the Maze of Variable Annuities
By Tax Facts OnlineTax Facts experts explain the nuts and bolts of the annuity world, like what is a variable deferred annuity and an indexed variable annuity.
April 07, 2017
State Regulators Meet as Individual Health Gasps for LifeThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners is gathering in Denver now without knowing how the federal government will handle individual major medical coverage in 2018.
April 07, 2017
Retirement-Plan Income Stream Reporting Bill Returns (Again)For the fifth time, senators have introduced a bill requiring ERISA plans to report what participants savings would look like as an annuity.
April 07, 2017
How Middle-Class America Got Fleeced of Its WealthThe author looks at why households have less wealth than they expected to have.
April 07, 2017
Who's Driving Fed Policy? Most Voting Seats Are EmptyOne of the great shapers of the financial markets has administrative problems.
April 07, 2017
Trusts for Difficult SituationsJust getting into advanced planning? Here's a look at how skilled practitioners can help families.
April 07, 2017
IRS Chief Says Health Premium Tax Credit Structure Deters FraudJohn Koskinen says that subsidies paid to the insurer, not the taxpayer, can help control abuse.
April 06, 2017
Workplace Retirement Accounts Aren’t Working, Policy Wonks SayThe existence of 25 million orphaned accounts shows something is wrong, says Kent Conrad of the Bipartisan Policy Center.