Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Annuities and the tug-of-war over retirement accounts
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPShould the government require at least partial annuitization of retirement account balances?
June 19, 2015
Gray-haired Florida replaces oil towns as hottest U.S. economiesNaples, Florida, topped the list of metropolitan areas that are expected to see the most economic growth next year.
June 19, 2015
Are you the only one who knows the answer?Your referral sources arent mind readers, so dont expect them to know what your ideal client looks like.
June 18, 2015
Norm Trainor on the 8 best practices of top-performing advisorsUnderstand that ideas are worth 1 percent; execution is worth 99 percent.
June 18, 2015
NAFA: Congresswoman Ann Wagner will ‘punch a bear’ to halt DOLWagner is mad enough to put up her dukes to punch a bear if it means an end to the DOLs fiduciary rule, she joked.
June 18, 2015
NAFA: Emotional stories make an impact with CongressA Congressman said that the real connection is made in the same manner that insurance agents meet with their clients, by building trust.
June 18, 2015
NAFA: Emotional stories make an impact with CongressA Congressman said that the real connection is made in the same manner that insurance agents meet with their clients, by building trust.
June 18, 2015
Annuity sales in banks fell 10 percent in first quarterSales of variable annuities in the bank channel grew 5%, but the increase was not enough to compensate for the bank channels drop in fixed annuity sales.