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Variable Annuities: Its Time To Go Back to Basics In A Benefits-Driven World
By Rick SingmasterVariable Annuities: Its Time To Go Back to Basics In A Benefits-Driven WorldByInvestors continue to choose variable annuities as they plan for their golden years. ...
May 11, 2004
Thrivent Merges 2 FundsNU Online News Service, May 11, 2004, 12:29 p.m. EDT -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis., has merged 2 of its funds.[@@]The company ...
May 06, 2004
Low Interest Rates Squeeze MONYNU Online News Service, May 6, 2004, 5:35 p.m. EDT -- Low interest rates hurt earnings at The MONY Group Inc., New York, during ...
May 06, 2004
NASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesNASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesByWashingtonDeferred variable annuities would come under a new set of suitability, disclosure and principal review requirements under a ...
May 03, 2004
Nationwide To Publish Allocation RecommendationsNU Online News Service, May 3, 2004, 2:43 p.m. EDT -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, will be publishing a quarterly report for ...
April 29, 2004
Which Fixed Annuities Are Best For Renewal Rates?Which Fixed Annuities Are Best For Renewal Rates?ByThere seems to be a lot of confusion about how different fixed annuities (FAs) credit renewal rates. The ...
April 29, 2004
MetLife To Sell Income Annuities Through WorksiteNU Online News Service, April 29, 2004, 12:43 p.m. EDT -- MetLife Inc., New York, has introduced a deferred income annuity aimed at the ...
April 29, 2004
03 EIA Sales Growth Should Continue In 04Equity-indexed annuities credit an interest rate linked to an equity index, usually the S&P 500. They also provide downside protection in the form of a ...