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Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Ducking the VA Storm Raymond James outlined plans to cut fees and commissions, and remove some conflicts of interest in variable annuity marketing. The broker/dealer has notified insurers that if they wish to sell on its platform they must adhere to new design requirements.   |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Tracey Longo |
Variable Annuities Get Sales Boost Do you really want to get your clients' attention as they prepare for retirement? Talk to them about variable annuities. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
The Trouble With Annuities For registered reps, annuities, one of the most lucrative and complex items in an advisor's repertoire, can appear to be a cure-all for clients. Clients seem to love them, because of the guaranteed income -- even if they don't understand them. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006
Patrick Ferrer |
Annuities Special: Fee Factor When your clients buy annuities, do you really know what they're paying for? |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Lean Cuisine Lower-cost variable annuities can be a key ingredient in your financial advisory client's retirement recipe. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Indexed Annuities Grab the Spotlight Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
A Cheaper Annuity Is Raymond James's new cap on fees the start of a trend in variable annuities? |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
How Advisors Are Paid The ascendancy of fee-based compensation in the independent broker/dealer space continues. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2004
Dan Otter |
Annuities in a 403(b) or 457(b)? Before you invest in an annuity, make sure there aren't better options available. It won't take long to find them. |
Registered Rep.
April 24, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Takes a 2Q Hit -- But Gains Retail Advisors Raymond James Financial posted dismal overall earnings for the second quarter, but its private client group appears to be a bright spot. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
VA Sales Keepin' On Despite the recent onslaught of negative regulatory and media attention to variable annuities, sales of these products have not suffered. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
The Best of Both Worlds Is the line between funds and annuities disappearing? Not yet; regulators and corporate bureaucracies insist on separating the two investments. But in the next decade, the distinctions could blur. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Namita Devidayal |
A Fitting Problem Having found the securities industry severely wanting in its policing of research conflicts, market-timing and fee disclosures, the regulators are looking to see if similar abuses exist in the insurance industry. |
Financial Advisor
December 2004
Ted Schwartz |
Time For Some Changes Are variable annuities the greatest invention since sliced bread or are they a scourge that should be driven from the planet? Here are some suggestions for changes to the industry to take annuities out of the regulators' crosshairs. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2010
Elizabeth Wine |
Variable Annuities Are Down but Not Out Variable annuities had a tough 2008 and 2009 like everybody else. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Lookin' Good--But For How Long? The folks at Raymond James have something to smile about -- the company posted positive numbers for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and managed to beat some analysts' expectations. |
Financial Advisor
February 2005
Tracey Longo |
Guarantees Spur Income Variable Annuities Sales Burgeoning investor interest in guaranteeing some part of their retirement income, especially in this era of diminishing pensions, is spurring more companies to develop a host of new variable products and features. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Alan Lavine |
Dramatic Changes Loom For Mutual Fund, Annuities Sales Proposed disclosure rules could hurt level-load sales. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
New-Wave Annuities From reduced-risk participation in the stock market to longevity insurance, financial planners have an expanding array of annuities to meet client needs. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2008
Alan Lavine |
Variable Annuity Providers Cozy Up To RIAs "In the fee-only community, it's historically been that you literally have the `Scarlet A' if you use annuities." |
Financial Advisor
March 2004
Tracey Longo |
Making The Grade With Variable Annuity Exchanges With the creation of one-shot wrinkle reducers like Botox, battery-operated automobiles and cloned humans, can a world where there is no need to replace variable annuities be far off? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
David Thetford |
Compliance Tips VA Due Diligence: Rising popularity and complexity have made variable annuities a target for the SEC and NASD. |
Registered Rep.
May 17, 2006
John Churchill |
Monster Arbitration Ruling Against Ameriprise Unit An NASD Arbitration panel awarded 32 retired Exxon employees a total of $22 million in damages for losses suffered when their broker put most of their savings in variable annuities and B-share mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. |
Registered Rep.
May 18, 2010
Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The Case for Commissions Commission product uses fall into six primary categories. Read on to see what they are. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Are Variable Annuities Right for You? Variable annuity sales are way up, but are they a smart move? |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2013
Donald Jay Korn |
IRS Approves Post-Death Annuity Exchange IRS private letter ruling gives heirs choices about annuities. |
On Wall Street
March 19, 2013
Bill Willis |
Recruiter's Tour of Raymond James Morgan Keegan employees were required to make a home office visit after their firm was acquired by Raymond James. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Jay Korn |
Withdrawal Methods Issuers of variable annuities usually include language such as "regular income for life" or "annuity payment stream" when describing these products to clients. The promise of income is a big attraction. So why do so few VA owners put it into action? |
Investment Advisor
June 2009 |
Upgrades News: Neuberger Berman Group is again majority-owned by its employees... Raymond James Financial is implementing Interactive Data Corp's Market-Q... Charles Schwab lowers fund fees... Sales of variable annuities fell 15% in 2008... more... |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Frank O'Connor |
Going Up? Variable annuity sales are up but net cash flows are lagging. Could a major industry boom be coming? |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Bob Clark |
Part of the Solution For financial advisors, a fund you run yourself (with help) can solve some thorny issues. |
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Tracey Longo |
Late Summer Recruiting While the recruiting party will get tougher some day for broker-dealers who cater to independent advisors and reps, for now they are enjoying their competitive advantage: They give brokers and advisors who want to own their own business the chance to do that. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Buz Livingston |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Be careful, be very careful, when listening to sales pitches from insurance agents promoting retirement planning. Big commissions and poor performance can cost you. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Alan Lavine |
Fish or Fowl? Are equity-indexed annuities securities or insurance? The NASD offered only loose recommendations to member firms about how sales of this product should be conducted and supervised, but most broker/dealers are implementing them anyway. |
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2009
Kristen French |
RJFS Raises RIA minimums, LPL Pulls Past RJ in RIA Assets Raymond James is raising minimums for new RIAs who want to custody assets on its RJFS-IAD platform from $30 million to $50 million. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Cheerleaders in Lab Coats Every few years, it seems like the marketplace produces a "study" of variable annuities that makes the product look too good to be true. The latest is from Ibbotson Associates. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
The Case for Insurance-Based Investments Insurance-based investments have a lot of untapped potential. Tax laws favor them, and if you need life insurance anyway, attaching investments to a policy can have some real benefits. Read on for more information. |
Financial Advisor
September 2006
Frank O'Connor |
An Expensive Guarantee? Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB) features in variable annuities have grown steadily in popularity since first introduced in 2002. But financial advisors need to know if this feature is really worth the cost. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Marie Leone |
Beware the Fine Print Despite some welcome improvements, variable annuities still scream ''caveat emptor.'' |
Financial Advisor
February 2, 2009
Eric Rasmussen |
The Annuity In Winter Can variable annuities gain some luster after a horrible year in the fund world? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca |
Post-Boom It is no secret that as investors continue their flight to safety, the variable annuity boom has at least deflated, if not entirely gone bust. More conservative retirement products are now in favor. |
Registered Rep.
June 17, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Problem with Recruiting Bonuses Too many advisors believe that broker/dealers have gone crazy and are paying great bonuses because they are very competitive. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2004 |
Fussing About Fund Fees Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
David A. Geracioti |
What Advisors Look Like Now Here are selected highlights from a reader survey selected from wirehouses, independent broker/dealers, RIAs, financial planners, bank brokers and insurance reps that offers a pulse from this demographic on business trends. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Ellen Hoffman |
Annuities: Don't Believe The Hype Many of the tax benefits of variable annuities no longer exist, but the hard sell continues |
