Annuity Investing
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IRI/Cogent Study: Retirees Favor Guaranteed Income Over Asset Accumulation
By Staff WriterAdvisors who sell annuities said that guaranteed income options are expected to become more prevalent over the next five years.
October 27, 2011
DTCC: Annuity Inflows Dipped 19% in SeptemberThe top 10 life insurance companies accounted for more than 68% of all annuity inflows processed in September of 2011, a report from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation shows.
October 24, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: Schwab Adds Dividend ETF, Ashmore EM Mutual FundNew products introduced over the last week include a new dividend ETF from Schwab. Also, Ashmore launched a new emerging markets fund, and Russell expanded two of its indexes to global markets.
October 20, 2011
Survey: Annuity Commissions Rise at Community BanksSecurities America Senior Vice president Gregg Johnson says that revenues of community bank investment programs are the best since 2008, yielding a second quarter 2011 mean program income of 6.5%--the second highest on record.
October 20, 2011
Survey: Annuity Commissions Rise at Community BanksSecurities America Senior Vice president Gregg Johnson says that revenues of community bank investment programs are the best since 2008, yielding a second quarter 2011 mean program income of 6.5%--the second highest on record.
October 14, 2011
Bank Annuity Sales Take Off, with Wells Fargo Leading the WayBanks always thought annuities would be a good thing for business, back when they were trying to overturn Glass-Steagall Depression-era laws to keep banks out of insurance. Now, bank producers know for sure.
October 14, 2011
Bank Annuity Sales Take Off, with Wells Fargo Leading the WayBanks always thought annuities would be a good thing for business, back when they were trying to overturn Glass-Steagall Depression-era laws to keep banks out of insurance. Now, bank producers know for sure.
October 13, 2011
Q3 Earnings Kickoff: JPMorgan Profit Drops 4%JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Thursday kicked off the finance sectors first major earnings release for the third-quarter with an anticipated drop in profit, down 4% to $4.26 billion from $4.42 billion a year ago.