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AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has a new financial training program called “Cracking the Code,” according to PR-Canada.  AXA Equitable’s unit for annuity wholesale distribution, AXA Distributors, LLC, created this curriculum for professionals to continue their retirement income planning education.  The materials for self-study and presentations have been approved for continuing credits in 49 states.  Since growing savings before retirement is only half of the big picture, investors are looking to their financial advisers to help them make decisions that will keep them financially secure throughout their lifetime.  “Cracking the Code” aims to help advisers guide their clients from pre-retirement all the way into the asset distribution phase.

The “Cracking the Code” guidebook takes financial professionals through all the necessary steps to help their clients through retirement.  It explains how a client’s personal savings works into their retirement plan and information about IRA use.  There is also information regarding Social Security and Medicare benefits that affect retirees.  There are different strategies for dealing with risk including using the best annuities and other financial retirement products to guarantee future income streams.  Advisers will receive information about running a successful practice, such as help with marketing and time-saving tips.  With the use of AXA’s “Cracking the Code” information, advisers can be better equipped to help clients with every aspect of their retirement plan.

In “AXA Equitable Launches Variable Annuity With Dual-Account Investment Platform,” a staff reporter at Insurance Business Review describes AXA’s new product.  AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company says that their new variable annuity gives a greater selection of investment portfolios and protection from the downside.  Variable annuities across the market are changing after losing steam in the recent financial crisis.  Retirement Cornerstone is their new dual-account investment platform.  It is a tax-deferred platform supporting two accounts that are interactive.  The first focuses on maximizing the performance of your investments by using money managers.  The second account is optional and simply focuses on retirement protection.

The account focused on long-term accumulation gives the choice of over 90 different investment portfolios with different investment styles and asset classes.  The account with downside-protection has a guaranteed income benefit option which invests in index portfolios and asset allocation.  The Retirement Cornerstone has what AXA believes to be one of the best annuity rates available for similar products.  Their roll-up rate is one point higher than the 10-year treasury rate average and is updated annually.  The dual-account platform has many tax benefits including tax-free transfers among portfolios which helps investors build lifetime income and respond to changes in economic conditions.  AXA believes that their new annuity product is a unique response to the past market turmoil which allows investors to build up their cash and protect it in the future.