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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Frank O'Connor
Holding Steady Variable annuity sales remained high for the traditionally weak third quarter. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Frank O'Connor
Hitting the High Notes Variable annuities ended 2010 on a strong note by virtually all measures. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Frank O'Connor
Gaining Ground Variable annuity sales are up, but are the total sales numbers misleading? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 23, 2011
Margaret Collins
Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005
Rick Carey
Going for GMWB Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits for life drove variable annuities in 2004--and will again. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2012
Alan Lavine
Tough Business Major players exit variable annuities, but VA sales are up overall. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2011
Dan Caplinger
Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Raymond Fazzi
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles