Competition Tightens In The Bank Annuity Market
By Trevor ThomasCompetition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketByShelf space for annuities in banks is narrowing, despite investor skittishness over the stock market, experts say.Notwithstanding record sales, ...
August 04, 2002
Software Bugs Cost Billions AnnuallyA Department of Commerce study has concluded that software bugs, or errors, cost the U.S. economy an estimated $59.5 billion annually, but not everyone agrees ...
August 04, 2002
Class Action Suits Have Weakened State Regulation, ACLI Tells CongressByWashington Class action lawsuits have steadily weakened the very fabric of state regulation of insurance, says the American Council of Life Insurers, Washington.ACLI says the ...
August 04, 2002
Opportunities Using Section 72(t)Access to a clients retirement plan is difficult before he or she reaches age 59. But in many cases, clients need access to their nest ...
August 04, 2002
Market Plunges Have Retirees Running ScaredMarket Plunges Have Retirees Running ScaredByAs equity markets continue to stagger, many retirees fear their dream of a secure retirement is going up in smoke, ...
August 04, 2002
Are Your Clients Prepared For The Retirement They Want?Are Your Clients Prepared For The Retirement They Want?ByAmericans are suffering from a series of "money maladies" and without treatment from a financial expert, the ...
August 04, 2002
Transfers To MinorsHow To Get The Outcome Your Clients WantTransfers To Minors--How To Get The Outcome Your Clients WantThe parent who leaves his son enormous wealth generally deadens the talents and energies of the ...
August 04, 2002
GE's IVA Solves Gor 'End Game' NeedGEs IVA Solves For End Game NeedByGE Financial, Richmond, Va., is marketing an income annuity that was structured from the buyers point of view--and, in ...