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Indexed Annuities and DIAs Are the Stars in 2012

After compiling the annuity sales data from the 4th quarter, LIMRA has released the total year sales numbers from 2012.  According to Insurance Networking News’ Carrie Burns in the article “2012 Annuity Sales: A Mixed Bag,” they are neither all bad or all good.  Fixed …

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NAFA Clarifies Annuity Info In Response Letter

Late last month, I wrote a blog about Bob Carlson’s article comparing bonds to immediate annuities.  While Carlson concluded that the annuity products are likely a better choice than the bonds, the National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA) thought that more information was necessary.  NAFA …

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Buy Your Annuities, Rather than Having them Sold to You

On The Chicago Financial Planner website, Roger Wohlner delves into a poignant topic.  “Annuities: The Wonder Drug for Retirement?” questions whether annuities are the best product for Baby Boomers or if they are falling for a sales pitch.  This is something we certainly have talked …

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IRI Says Income Annuities Are Most Desired

The current low interest rates are one of the biggest deciding factors in the third quarter annuity results.  Income annuities and indexed annuities were definitely the sales winners in the third quarter, according to the Insured Retirement Institute’s “Income Annuity Sales Set New Quarterly Record.”  …

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