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Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Frank O'Connor |
A Bump in the Road Despite a third quarter slump in sales, variable annuities are still headed for a banner year.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Frank O'Connor |
Falling Fast New sales of variable annuities continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2008, falling to $32.6 billion from third-quarter sales of $37 billion, an 11.9% drop.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Frank O'Connor |
A Slow Ascent Variable annuity sales for 2005 managed to beat sales for 2004, but not by much.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Frank O'Connor |
Holding Steady Variable annuity sales remained high for the traditionally weak third quarter.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Frank O'Connor, Morningstar |
Wanted: Income Protection Variable annuity sales continue their dramatic rise, as investors embrace the coupling of market participation with protection from downside risk.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Frank O'Connor |
Uncertainty Abounds Will sales plummet, proving that the variable annuity industry has been recycling old business for years? Will new money continue to flow into living benefits, offsetting the effects of a reduction in exchanges? Read on for some predictions.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Frank O'Connor |
VAs Head for Slowdown With living benefits now more expensive and restrictive, on balance, muted future sales growth is expected unless more advisors utilize the product, and more investors understand and embrace it.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor |
Hitting the High Notes Variable annuities ended 2010 on a strong note by virtually all measures.  |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Retirement Ripoff You Can't Afford Insurance companies are making changes to annuities that will make them an even worse deal for investors.  |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Too Much for This Investment When it comes to guaranteed variable annuities, buyers are paying more for protection than they did in recent years -- even though the market has already dropped substantially.  |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are Variable Annuities Right for You? Variable annuity sales are way up, but are they a smart move?  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Frank O'Connor |
Gaining Ground Variable annuity sales are up, but are the total sales numbers misleading?  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Frank O'Connor |
Flight to Guarantees? Sales and assets under management in variable annuities have been growing steadily since hitting a low point in 2002.  |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Margaret Collins |
Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
VAs Head for a Banner Year New sales of variable annuities continued to climb through the first quarter of 2006, reaching $37.6 billion and falling just short of an all-time high for VA sales in a quarter. However, retiring baby boomers may be keeping net flows slim in the longer term.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Marco Chmura |
An Upward Swing Prudential continued to lead the way as the top seller of variable annuities with $5.3 billion in second-quarter sales and a 15.7% market share.  |
On Wall Street October 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff |
Indexed Annuities Grab the Spotlight Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Rick Carey |
The Downward Trend Continues The net flow of cash into variable annuities plummeted this quarter, to a level not seen in years.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Frank O'Connor |
New Sales Creep Up New sales of variable annuities in the second quarter crept up higher than those in the first quarter, although still lagging behind the same period of last year.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 John McCarthy |
Variable Annuities Sliding As carriers move to adjust risk, sales taper off after three straight years of growth.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Frank O'Connor |
Change Has Come New sales of variable annuities declined even further in the first quarter of 2009. Assets under management also declined.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2012 Frank O'Connor |
Solid Footing New sales of variable annuities held steady in the third quarter, totaling $38.5 billion vs. $39.4 billion in the second quarter and $33.8 billion in the third quarter of 2010.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Annuities Special: The Right Rider Boomers want guaranteed lifetime income, but don't want to buy an immediate annuity. Variable annuity issuers think they have a solution.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor |
Asset Magnet Variable annuities continued to show strength in the first quarter with new sales of $38.7 billion, a 23.2% increase over the year-ago quarter's total of $31.4 billion.  |
Registered Rep. December 18, 2012 Alan Lavine |
Uh, Sorry...Can We Have That Back? Several insurance companies are following in the footsteps of The Hartford and offering to buyback variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime income. Should your clients take the cash?  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor |
Momentum Builder Variable annuity sales gathered steam in the second quarter. New sales of $39.4 billion drove year-to-date sales to $78.2 billion, a 19.2% increase over the $65.6 billion in first-half 2010 sales and 27.1% higher than the $61.5 billion sold during the same period in 2009.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Rick Carey |
Going for GMWB Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits for life drove variable annuities in 2004--and will again.  |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Alan Lavine |
Tough Business Major players exit variable annuities, but VA sales are up overall.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Patrick Ferrer |
Annuities Special: Fee Factor When your clients buy annuities, do you really know what they're paying for?  |
Financial Advisor May 2010 Alan Lavine |
Sizing Up Annuities In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, the income guarantees offered by annuities have become quite attractive. The payouts are appealing, but do your homework.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Frank O'Connor |
Encouraging Signs New variable annuity sales slipped slightly in the third quarter of 2010, to $33.6 billion from $33.9 billion in the second quarter, but they were still up 9.9% from the $30.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2012 Diana Britton |
Annuities: Growing Pains Since the beginning of 2011, three insurance carriers -- Sun Life Financial, Genworth Financial and, most recently, The Hartford -- have exited the annuity business altogether.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Elizabeth Wine |
Seeking Unsexy Annuities Annuities have received a bad rap of late for their high fees and confusing contracts. But as other investments tank, clients are once again looking for guaranteed income streams from their portfolios.  |
Financial Advisor February 2005 Tracey Longo |
Guarantees Spur Income Variable Annuities Sales Burgeoning investor interest in guaranteeing some part of their retirement income, especially in this era of diminishing pensions, is spurring more companies to develop a host of new variable products and features.  |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much.  |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Frank O'Connor |
An Expensive Guarantee? Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB) features in variable annuities have grown steadily in popularity since first introduced in 2002. But financial advisors need to know if this feature is really worth the cost.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black |
Not So Easy Riders The bear market has created interest in annuities that offer guarantees on returns. A look at riders being offered to protect value, improve liquidity, etc.  |
Registered Rep. August 15, 2011 Alan Lavine |
Investors Flock to Variable Annuities With Guaranteed Benefits, But Beware Retiring baby boomers are pouring their money into variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits.  |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Sweetening the Pot A new report has found that adding a variable annuity with a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit rider to a traditional stock and bond retirement portfolio can increase income while decreasing income risk.  |
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Ellen Hoffman |
Annuities: Don't Believe The Hype Many of the tax benefits of variable annuities no longer exist, but the hard sell continues  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Frank O'Connor |
Proliferating Benefits Guaranteed living benefits continue to drive variable annuity sales and morph into new options. Financial planners, take note.  |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Buz Livingston |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Be careful, be very careful, when listening to sales pitches from insurance agents promoting retirement planning. Big commissions and poor performance can cost you.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
A Cheaper Annuity Is Raymond James's new cap on fees the start of a trend in variable annuities?  |
Financial Advisor February 2008 Jay Kabad |
Something To Live With? Billions of dollars are now being invested in variable annuities. Part of the attraction are the guarantees, the so-called living benefits.  |
Financial Advisor March 2007 Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors.  |
Registered Rep. May 18, 2010 Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow.  |
Registered Rep. September 17, 2012 Alan Lavine |
Insuring Income You'd like to insure at least part of your client's income for life. But do you choose a variable annuity with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit? Or an immediate annuity?  |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Tracey Longo |
A Push For Lifetime Income Variable annuity providers hope to jump-start their business by selling security to worried baby boomers.  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Much-Hated Investment Could Actually Help You Few investments inspire such devotion and scorn as annuities.  |