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FMOs Retain Fixed Index Annuity Dominance by Launching Own Broker-Dealer

Field Marketing Organizations (FMOs,) also known as Independent Marketing Organizations (IMOs), are worried about the fixed indexed annuity requirements that come with the DOL’s new fiduciary rule. These types of organizations represent independent agents, a group that accounted for 60% of indexed annuity product sales …

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Annuity Advice Should Not Be At Consumers’ Expense

According to the Department of Labor, the purpose of their recent fiduciary rule is to protect consumers. Kim O’Brien, formerly of NAFA and the current vice chairman and CEO of Americans for Annuity Protection (AAP), disagrees with the DOL’s claims. In an Insurance News Net …

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Annuities Create Lifetime Income From Retirement Savings

Running out of money in retirement is one of Americans’ biggest concerns. They have good reason for this worry. Only 22% of workers in private companies have a pension from their employer that will pay them monthly income. Most of these pension recipients will get …

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How Clients’ Annuity Products Will Be Affected By DOL Rule

In the article, “5 questions clients may ask about the DOL fiduciary ruling,” LifeHealthPro’s Peggy Bresnick looks at the consumer’s concerns about the new regulations. Consumers are wondering how their investments might be affected as well as how their relationship with their advisor might change. …

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