Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Warren chides insurers on resort perks in push for broker rule
By Cheyenne Hopkins and Silla BrushU.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to restrict brokers from winning vacations, luxury cars and golf outings at the expense of retirees.
October 27, 2015
Why Ken Fisher still hates annuitiesThe Fisher Investments founder discusses the "lies" annuity salespeople tell and how he buys clients out of their surrender fees.
October 27, 2015
Why Ken Fisher still hates annuitiesThe Fisher Investments founder discusses the "lies" annuity salespeople tell and how he buys clients out of their surrender fees.
October 27, 2015
DOL wins 2 consent judgmentsThe Department of Labor has emerged victorious in 2 complaints filed against plan sponsors on behalf of participants.
October 27, 2015
Treasury, IRS seek to clarify same-sex marriage tax rulesThe proposed rules provide more clarity on same-sex couples tax treatment in light of two Supreme Court decisions.
October 27, 2015
A re-cap from Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group workshopAdvisors from across the nation gathered in Denver, Colorado last week for the Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group workshop.
October 27, 2015
Learning Social Security’s ins and outsOptimizing Social Securitys retirement benefit has gone from being an obscure, wonkish topic to an essential part of retirement income planning.
October 27, 2015
13 countries with better retirement systems than the U.S.The U.S. continues to decline in Mercers ranking of the worlds pension systems but there are ways to reverse this trend.