Fixed Annuities
Fixed annuity news and analysis, with coverage of book value annuities, multi-year guaranteed annuity (MYGA) contracts, immediate annuities, deferred income annuities (including QLACs), and fixed indexed annuities.
Fixed annuity interest rates as of February 2009
By Danny FisherThese 2 tables show the interest rate trends on fixed annuities and CD-type annuities as of February 2009. The data is from Fisher Annuity Index, Dallas, Texas.
February 01, 2009
Where do you feel it is safest to keep your money, and why?"It gets a bad rap, but I have money in annuities. I saw the TV show on annuities and agree they're not for everybody, but I can tell you, my fixed annuities survived the market crash a lot better than some of my friends who had too much
January 31, 2009
Where do you feel it is safest to keep your money, and why?"It gets a bad rap, but I have money in annuities. I saw the TV show on annuities and agree they're not for everybody, but I can tell you, my fixed annuities survived the market crash a lot better than some of my friends who had too much
January 26, 2009
Quotable: on fixed indexed annuitiesKim O'Brien, executive director of national Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, Wisc., comments on the SEC proposed Rule 151A, shortly before its adoption.
January 26, 2009
Quotable: on fixed indexed annuitiesKim O'Brien, executive director of national Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, Wisc., comments on the SEC proposed Rule 151A, shortly before its adoption.
January 26, 2009
Fixed annuity interest rate trends as of January 2009Chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities as of January 2009.
January 26, 2009
Weighing annuity liquidity options in today's down economyWhen policyholders ask about the liquidity features in their annuities, advisors should be aware of several factors--including that making withdrawals in a down economy can present special considerations.
January 25, 2009
Fixed annuity interest rate trends as of January 2009Chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities as of January 2009.