Annuity Investing
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Anti-Annuity Stance Softening Among Advisors and Investors
By Jane Wollman RusoffHarold Evensky famously came around, but advisors still acknowledge that annuities can present major issues.
November 30, 2018
What Advisors, BDs Should Do About Ohio National's End of Trailing CommissionsThe insurance company's decision to stop trails on variable annuities is now the target of numerous lawsuits, which could spread like wildfire through the industry.
November 26, 2018
Fixed Indexed Annuity Sales Break Records in Q3, Says LIMRASales of FIAs "smashed" records for the second consecutive quarter, according to the research group.
November 08, 2018
SEC's Blass Looks to 'Future-Proof' Proposed VA Summary ProspectusBlass urged insurance executives Thursday to not approach their comment letters "as a legal exercise."
November 05, 2018
Relay Designers Create Cash-Back Annuity ArrangementRetirees can earn rewards by using a debit card linked to the contract.
November 02, 2018
Triad Adds $850M Team From Wells FargoIn a related development, Triad owner Ladenburg Thalmann says a separate subsidiary has acquired annuity-related assets.
October 31, 2018
Worry of Waning Retirement Income Big Reason for Annuity Purchases: StudyLIMRA study says younger workers, as opposed to older workers, aren't looking to Social Security as a prime income source.
October 24, 2018
IRI Taps Prudential Exec as Next CEOWayne Chopus will replace longtime leader Cathy Weatherford.