Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The problem with coal
By Richard Hoe, ChFC, CLU, AEPNo one wants coal miners in West Virginia, Kentucky and southwestern Pennsylvania to be out of work, but the lumpy black stuff is in trouble.
January 29, 2014
Most Americans underestimate needed retirement incomeNearly three-quarters of Americans do not have or are unaware if their retirement plan has a lifetime income option.
January 29, 2014
Don’t stop believin’What are the songs you listen to on the radio and what tunes almost have you running off the road to turn the channel when you hear them?
January 29, 2014
An annuity renaissanceOnce scorned by the investing public, annuities of all types are gaining favor with advisors as an important piece in the retirement income puzzle.
January 29, 2014
Is mistrust of the financial services industry killing the retirement dream?Just 11 percent of consumers trust insurance agents and brokers. Here's how you can change that.
January 29, 2014
Obama's retirement comments get thumbs up from industry groupThe Insured Retirement Institute released the following statement from IRI President and CEO Cathy Weatherford following President Obamas State of the Union address last night.
January 29, 2014
Last year a good year for annuitiesFresh sales data document an annuity sales boom, at least through the first three quarters of last year.
January 29, 2014
Last year a good year for annuitiesFresh sales data document an annuity sales boom, at least through the first three quarters of last year.