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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.  |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much.  |
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.  |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Margaret Collins |
Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex.  |
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 Advisor June 2012 Alan Lavine |
Tough Business Major players exit variable annuities, but VA sales are up overall.  |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How Skittish Investors Can Protect Their Money You can lock in a sure thing with just two investments.  |
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 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.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 John Diehl |
Lifting The Cloud Over Annuities Anyone who sells annuities knows two things to be true: annuities can deliver significant value to clients and they are also one of the most misunderstood financial products on the market.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Kristen French |
VA Sales Keepin' On Despite the recent onslaught of negative regulatory and media attention to variable annuities, sales of these products have not suffered.  |
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.  |
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?  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
A New Annuity You Probably Don't Need New York Life is rolling out a new offering of variable annuities. But variable annuities are often a bad idea for consumers. Investing directly in stocks may be a better idea.  |
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  |
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.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
Variable Annuities Are Down but Not Out Variable annuities had a tough 2008 and 2009 like everybody else.  |
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 April 1, 2013 John McCarthy |
Variable Annuities Sliding As carriers move to adjust risk, sales taper off after three straight years of growth.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
The Best of Both Worlds Is the line between funds and annuities disappearing? Not yet; regulators and corporate bureaucracies insist on separating the two investments. But in the next decade, the distinctions could blur.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Frank O'Connor |
First-Quarter Dip New sales of variable annuities decrease in the first quarter of 2008... AXA Equitable held the No. 1 spot in variable annuity sales... Top retail product was John Hancock's Venture III... Other first-quarter 2008 top sellers...  |
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 August 19, 2004 |
The Lowdown on Variable Annuities Plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs are generally more effective for socking away money for retirement.  |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Tracey Longo |
Making The Grade With Variable Annuity Exchanges With the creation of one-shot wrinkle reducers like Botox, battery-operated automobiles and cloned humans, can a world where there is no need to replace variable annuities be far off?  |
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 Advisor June 2007 Thomas Scott |
What An Airline Crash Taught Me About Retirement Planning It doesn't take a catastrophic crash to cause significant injuries, in an airliner or in a retirement plan. As advisors, how can we best assure our clients will have an adequate income stream for their lifetimes?  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors.  |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Rowley & Dawson |
Japan: Where Financial Security Is One Sexy Beast Hartford pioneered Japan's annuity market. Nobody's laughing at it any more.  |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Drivers of Annuity Sales Assets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012 -- a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% -- sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both guaranteed income and principal protection.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black |
The Pros and Cons of Annuities With retirement accounts battered by the bear market, guaranteed income from a fixed annuity now has more appeal, especially for clients who may be too close to retirement to count on a rebound from equity markets alone. This article surveys types of annuities, tax implications, and fees.  |
CFO March 1, 2007 Marie Leone |
Beware the Fine Print Despite some welcome improvements, variable annuities still scream ''caveat emptor.''  |
U.S. Banker December 2005 |
Investment products: Index-Rate Annuity Sales Surge at Banks Nationwide A once-obscure product, the equity-indexed annuity, is climbing steadily in popularity -- representing a major sales opportunity for banks -- thanks to its higher recent returns than the traditional fixed annuity.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Post-Boom It is no secret that as investors continue their flight to safety, the variable annuity boom has at least deflated, if not entirely gone bust. More conservative retirement products are now in favor.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Leslie Scism |
Latest Look Redesigned variable annuities are pitched to investors.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Tracey Longo |
Living Long, Living Well A handful of insurers and advisors have been touting "longevity insurance" for several years now -- an income annuity-based product they hoped would catch fire with retirees frightened of going broke.  |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Dan Otter |
Annuities in a 403(b) or 457(b)? Before you invest in an annuity, make sure there aren't better options available. It won't take long to find them.  |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Alan Lavine |
Finding A Floor Annuities gain traction in a world of low returns.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Annuities From Bust to Boom With roughly 76 million baby boomers set to retire, the insurance industry could be poised to significantly grow its annuity market.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 O'Connor & McCarthy |
Making Adjustments 2012 started out about average for variable annuity issuers in terms of SEC filing activity, with a total of 59 annuity product changes in the first quarter com pared with 130 filings in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 49 in the first quarter of last year.  |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Tracey Longo |
Variable Annuities Get Sales Boost Do you really want to get your clients' attention as they prepare for retirement? Talk to them about variable annuities.  |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2010 John Rosevear |
Is This the Lamest Investment Ever? Annuity sales are on the rise. Should you consider one?  |
Investment Advisor April 2010 James J. Green |
Annuity Sales Increase Reports released by the Insured Retirement Institute found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2009.  |
Financial Advisor March 2007 Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Ilana Polyak |
Annuities, Revisited Financial advisors who once sneered at annuities are now realizing that they could be a magic bullet.  |