Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
How Your Clients Can Shield Their Assets From Lawsuits
By Gil WeinreichFrivolous lawsuits are proliferating in a bad economy, says attorney Hillel Presser. The goal therefore is to own nothing, but control everything...
December 18, 2012
Are Annuities Too Risky for Insurance Companies?The question naturally arises from Canadian life insurer Sun Life Financials decision to unload its U.S. annuity business for $1.35 billion, and recent shakeups in the annuity business.
December 10, 2012
Warning on VAs to Advisors: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.Glenn Daily, insurance expert and variable annuity dissenter, says the complexity of these products guaranteed benefits is beyond most advisors ability to assess.
December 07, 2012
Q3 not kind to annuity sales at banksVariable and fixed annuities both get socked by a drop in sales.
December 07, 2012
Q3 not kind to annuity sales at banksVariable and fixed annuities both get socked by a drop in sales.
December 06, 2012
Will U.S. Kick 401(k) Subsidies Off Cliff?At a time of nearly desperate negotiations to find savings needed to avert the fiscal cliff, ending the taxpayer subsidyto the tune of $100 billionof retirement savings accounts seems to many to be a no-brainer.
December 04, 2012
To Avoid Fiscal Cliff, 401(k) Plans May Fall Off Deep EndAdvisor Brett Goldstein says possible deals to cap contributions could shutter plans, hurt low-income employees particularly and see contributions plunge up to 65%.
December 03, 2012
IRI: Total annuity sales edge down in 3Q, income annuities sales riseIndustry-wide annuity sales for the third quarter reached nearly $52.9 billion, down from $55.3 billion in the previous quarter.