Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
the outlook for linked annuity-LTCI products
By David PortThe annuity market could see a fresh wave of innovation with so-called combination or linked products, which package an annuity with an option that provides contract-holders with accelerated access to funds to cover costs related to long term care.
April 27, 2009
Ask the expert: annuity starting dateThis article answers the qeustion, What is an annuity starting date? It relats to when annuity payments under the contract begin.
April 23, 2009
Moving to the dark sideWe know how many of you feel about annuities, but stick with us. As cover subject Jeff Karelis notes in our April issue, Financial Planning...
April 20, 2009
Opportunities Abound For Indexed Annuity Sales If...If it weren't for Dateline NBC's 2008 "sting" operation featuring hidden cameras and shills posing as equity indexed annuity prospects, it is very likely that the Securities and Exchange Commission would not have voted to characterize IAs as securities.
April 20, 2009
Ohio Insurers Test Disclosure TemplateBuckeye State annuity issuers are trying a new, standardized approach to describing fixed annuities and indexed annuities.
April 19, 2009
Ohio Insurers Test Disclosure TemplateBuckeye State annuity issuers are trying a new, standardized approach to describing fixed annuities and indexed annuities.
April 19, 2009
Opportunities Abound For Indexed Annuity Sales If...If it weren't for Dateline NBC's 2008 "sting" operation featuring hidden cameras and shills posing as equity indexed annuity prospects, it is very likely that the Securities and Exchange Commission would not have voted to characterize IAs as securities.
March 16, 2009
Annuity XML System Gets New FeaturesA software firm has upgraded a product family that stores XML-based annuity transactions to align with new business "straight through processing" initiatives for annuities.