Annuity Investing
Learn about the latest news and trends in annuity investing for retirement, including tips on the role of annuity income in portfolios
VA sales show signs of recovery, at long last
By staff WriterVariable annuity sales increased 11 percent in the second quarter of 2010, as compared to the prior year, to reach $35.5 billion,
September 21, 2010
Dealing with a Low-Interest-Rate Environment: Annuity LadderingThe solution to the current low-interest rate environment may be annuity laddering, which balances the need to generate income while not locking in too much money for the long term.
September 16, 2010
Financial Research Corporation, Blue Frog Solutions Enter Distribution AgreementFinancial Research Corporationand Blue Frog Solutions, a technology and service provider for the life insurance and annuity industry announced Wednesday that the two firms have...
September 15, 2010
Senate OKs Bill with Partial Annuitization ProvisionMembers of the Senate today voted 61-38 to pass H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act bill.
September 13, 2010
Are Annuity Sales Turning the Corner?Second quarter total annuity sales increased for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 11% over the first quarter of 2010 to $57.0 billion, according to LIMRA's quarterly U.S. Individual Annuities sales survey.
September 12, 2010
Are Annuity Sales Turning the Corner?Second quarter total annuity sales increased for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 11% over the first quarter of 2010 to $57.0 billion, according to LIMRA's quarterly U.S. Individual Annuities sales survey.
September 02, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales Fell in 2QBank annuity sales fell to $2.8 billion in June from $3.6 billion in the same month a year earlier, a monthly survey by Kehrer-LIMRA finds.
September 01, 2010
Why did (or didn't) you buy an annuity?Having retired, I had a discussion with my advisor.