Snoopy the beagle, MetLife’s corporate mascot, is famously appealing. But his appeal isn’t big enough to explain what happened in the second quarter of 2011, when investors put almost $7 billion worth of their retirement savings in MetLife’s variable annuities. No, MetLife jumped ahead of …
The so-called “rollup” might be the single best reason to buy a variable annuity contract with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit. Also known as a “deferral bonus,” the rollup automatically raises the “income base” (aka “benefit base;” the number used to calculate your guaranteed annual …
According to a company press release from Business Wire, “Phoenix Company Releases (a) New Indexed Annuity.” Their newest annuity product gives investors more options for customizing their retirement products. The Phoenix Personal Income Annuity is a fixed equity indexed annuity distributed through Saybrus Partners. It …
There are nine new investment products out there to help you both save for retirement and live in retirement and annuities appear more than once on this list. Ernst & Young compiled the list they say offers you a bulletproof retirement, as written in “Tools …
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