Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
Let's Go After New Annuity Dollars
By Bill HarrisMorningstar Inc. reported that variable annuity net sales as a percentage of VA total sales was only 18.3% in 2007. In the 2008 Annuity Fact ...
November 02, 2008
Understanding Index Annuity GLWBsIt has only been a little over 2 years since guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs) burst into the scene in the index annuity market.Since June ...
November 02, 2008
Changing Markets Impacted Annuity Sales In First HalfIndividual annuity sales reached $131.9 billion in the first half of 2008, a 7% increase over the first half of 2007. (See Table 1.)These sales ...
November 02, 2008
Changing Markets Impacted Annuity Sales In First HalfIndividual annuity sales reached $131.9 billion in the first half of 2008, a 7% increase over the first half of 2007. (See Table 1.)These sales ...
October 02, 2008
NAFA Exec Lobbies Against Rule ChangeThe National Association of Fixed Annuities is continuing to battle against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission effort to classify indexed annuities as securities.Kim O'Brien, ...
October 02, 2008
NAFA Exec Lobbies Against Rule ChangeThe National Association of Fixed Annuities is continuing to battle against a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission effort to classify indexed annuities as securities.Kim O'Brien, ...
October 01, 2008
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss on Proposed Rule 151AIowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss discusses her meeting with SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and the measures Iowa and other states have taken to regulate the sales and marketing of index annuities without the assistance of the federal government.
October 01, 2008
How my fmo works for meTim Gelinas, CSA, has been a financial advisor for 10 years, 4 1/2 of those years have been as president of Senior Financial Planning in Atlanta. Tim concentrates on the senior market, offering his clients annuities, life insurance,