Annuity Investing
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Why The 3Q Decrease In Inde Annuity Sales?
By Jeremy AlexanderIn the first 9 months of 2005, indexed annuities continued making impressive sales gains and claimed an increased share of overall fixed annuity sales ...
October 02, 2005
Tax-Free Annuity Exchanges: The Good, Bad And UglyWe have long believed that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to annuities, or to any financial product, for that matter.This concept ...
September 28, 2005
Inde Annuity Reintroductions: The Innovation ContinuesIn a market with nearly 250 different products, index annuity carriers are vying for the agent's business. They're doing their best to give a ...
September 07, 2005
Cutting Edge Idea: Quantify Value Of Financial PlanningWith the powerful new financial planning tools that are now available, advisors can measure the planning value of insurance and annuity products to clients.What ...
September 04, 2005
Annuity/LTC Combos Also Need To Address The 'Frailty Years'The focus of insurance company combination annuity and long term care activities since passage of the Pension Protection Act in August 2006 has focused on ...
September 04, 2005
Annuity/LTC Combos Also Need To Address The 'Frailty Years'The focus of insurance company combination annuity and long term care activities since passage of the Pension Protection Act in August 2006 has focused on ...
August 10, 2005
2nd Quarter Variable Annuity Sales Rose 5.8% Over 1st QuarterVariable annuity new sales were $33.2 billion in the 2nd quarter of 2005, a 5.8% increase over 1st quarter sales of $31.1 billion and ...
July 31, 2005
A Pragmatist's Guide To The SEC's Proposed Rule 151ABy now, everyone in the annuity business is aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933--a rule that will require the most popular types of index annuities to be registered as securities...