It’s no secret that a lot of annuity organizations and experts think that the Department of Labor made a big mistake with their fiduciary rule. Some don’t agree that indexed annuities should have been included with variable annuities, while others think that the BICE guidelines …
Second quarter annuity sales results were recently released by LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute in their Second Quarter U.S. Annuity Sales survey. Fixed Index annuity products broke sales records during the second quarter. Ironically, last week I blogged about the anticipated 30% decline in fixed indexed …
Indexed annuity sales have been growing steadily for almost a decade, but according to many experts the growth is likely to end this year. Investment News’ Greg Iacurci wrote that “Indexed annuity sales (are) projected to plummet 30% because of (the) DOL fiduciary rule.” Some …
In “The right fit: Choosing the appropriate annuity,” Paul Hechinger of On Wall Street discusses the need for complete clarity in the annuity industry. He says that it’s important for advisors to fully understand their clients’ needs, how annuities work and each annuity products’ terms …
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