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Immediate Annuities for Retirement Income

In Money Magazine’s Ask the Expert section, Walter Updegrave advises a couple to “Bridge income gaps with an annuity.”  While they asked him how much of the husband’s 401k should be transferred to an annuity, there wasn’t quite an easy answer for that since everyone’s …

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John Hancock Variable Annuities: ‘Retirement Talk’

John Hancock Variable Annuities has a new marketing campaign called ‘Retirement Talk,’ according to a company press release.  The program hopes to connect advisers and clients to talk about important retirement issues.  Investors who want to make sure they have the best security in their …

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New E-Delivery Feature for Fixed & Variable Annuities

According to “John Hancock Annuities Adds E-Delivery Options to Award-Winning Website,” John Hancock Annuities’ electronic delivery options aim to help advisers more closely monitor their clients’ accounts.  The company’s website has already won awards for ‘Public Home Page Navigation’ and ‘Client Account Information’, among other …

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Variable Annuities Change to Benefit Everyone Involved

In “Insurers Retool Annuity Offerings” by Leslie Scism of the Wall Street Journal, Scism describes how insurance companies are making changes to the variable annuities they offer to lower their risk while maintaining the products’ appeal to consumers.  The guarantees previously offered are the issue …

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