Annuity Investing
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BlackRock, Harvard: Retirees Don’t Know What They Want, but It Might Be Annuities
By Joyce HansonYou dont get a radically different answer when you change the wording of a question about whether you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream, but with annuities you do, says Harvard professor David Laibson.
April 30, 2012
Annuity salesman sent to prisonThe recent conviction of an insurance advisor for felony theft for selling an annuity contract to a senior indicates that states may be taking a hard line against elder abuse.
April 25, 2012
The Annuity Sales Case of Glenn NeashamGlenn Neasham was convicted on the preconceived suspicions of the public. On appeal, the conviction was overturned.
April 25, 2012
How Are Advisors Managing in a Low-Rate Environment?While the Federal Reserve's reaffirmation Wednesday of its zero-rate policy is great news for home buyers, low rates remain a significant challenge to retirees and their financial advisors...
April 25, 2012
The Right FitWas the annuity Glenn Neasham sold the right one for his client, the right one for himself, neither or both?
April 25, 2012
The Right FitWas the annuity Glenn Neasham sold the right one for his client, the right one for himself, neither or both?
April 22, 2012
Alternatives & Annuities: The Right Mix for Advisors?Its a new world when it comes to baking alternative investments into variable-annuity contracts, experts say.
April 19, 2012
Annuity Fee Income at Banks Rose to $2.84 Billion in 2011Income reaped from annuity sales at bank holding companies rose last year, although a dip was recorded in the second half.