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Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
Are the Times Changing? A new study shows that 75% of advisors say they provide a written plan for their clients' retirement planning. Read on to see more specifically what they are doing.   |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2014
Alan Lavine |
Rethinking the Need for Immediate Annuities With today's low interest rates, immediate annuities may serve as a good proxy for bonds in older clients' investment portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Get Income for Life: Part 2 Today's retirees can look forward to longer lives than their parents and grandparents enjoyed. With that longer lifespan, however, comes the need to save more. Different types of annuities offer different benefits and pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Get Income for Life Today's retirees can look forward to longer lives than their parents and grandparents enjoyed. With that longer lifespan, however, comes the need to save more to last throughout a longer retirement. Immediate annuities can reduce longevity risk, but be aware of costs. |
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
October 2006
Mary Rowland |
The Fountain Of Extended Longevity Increasing life expectancies are -- or should be -- changing fundamental financial planning. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Much-Hated Investment Could Actually Help You Few investments inspire such devotion and scorn as annuities. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Drivers of Annuity Sales Assets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012 -- a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% -- sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both guaranteed income and principal protection. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg |
The Problem With a Long Life Academics are stepping forward, seeking to describe portfolios that will produce maximum returns while ensuring that retirees don't outlive their assets |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007
Ilana Polyak |
Annuities, Revisited Financial advisors who once sneered at annuities are now realizing that they could be a magic bullet. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc. |
Financial Advisor
July 2005
David J. Drucker |
The Secret World Of Impaired Risk Annuities Many financial advisors who either sell and/or advise on the purchase of risk management products are still unaware of certain product nuances. Specifically, most advisors are familiar with immediate fixed annuities, and yet may know little about impaired risk annuities. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Warming Up to Annuities Investment advisors are steadily increasing their use of immediate annuities for rollover dollars, according to a recent study by Cerulli Associates. |
Registered Rep.
June 13, 2011
Mark Miller |
Insure Against Longevity Risk with Immediate Annuities There are signs that the SPIA is poised to play an even larger role in the retirement landscape. |
Investment Advisor
August 2009
Melanie Waddell |
More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement. |
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.
December 1, 2006
Kevin McKinley |
The Case For (and Against) Immediate Annuities Right now your retired clients face a number of conundrums as they search for reliable sources of income. Retirees looking for safe, predictable income can get a big boost from immediate annuities when compared to other options. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Kevin McKinley |
Immediate Annuities Equal Tax Rewards Thanks to a quirk in the tax code, using an immediate annuity may give your clients both higher income and lower taxes -- catapulting the after-tax return on an immediate annuity well beyond what is offered by other conservative fixed-income investments. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
May 2008
Tracey Longo |
Living Long, Living Well A handful of insurers and advisors have been touting "longevity insurance" for several years now -- an income annuity-based product they hoped would catch fire with retirees frightened of going broke. |
Registered Rep.
January 15, 2013
Alan Lavine |
Solving the Riddle of the Immediate Annuity Clients torn between leaving money to heirs or buying an immediate annuity? Here's how to help them decide. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Dave Lindorff |
Annuity Ladders People facing retirement want guaranteed income, and they also want liquidity, so purchasing annuities over a period of time, even into retirement, makes sense. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Jim Frederick |
Building A Moat Advisors give longevity insurance another look as clients face longer life spans and financial anxiety. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Annuities From Bust to Boom With roughly 76 million baby boomers set to retire, the insurance industry could be poised to significantly grow its annuity market. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Pamela J. Black |
The Pros and Cons of Annuities With retirement accounts battered by the bear market, guaranteed income from a fixed annuity now has more appeal, especially for clients who may be too close to retirement to count on a rebound from equity markets alone. This article surveys types of annuities, tax implications, and fees. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Nice Niche Two product lines in the fixed annuity category set sales records in 2010. Index annuities (up 6%) and immediate annuities (up 2%) both recorded modest increases over 2009, but they did reach the highest levels on record, according to Beacon Research in Evanston, Ill. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
Immediate Gratification New studies show that Immediate annuities add both income and stability to a retirement portfolio. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2012
John Diehl |
Lifting The Cloud Over Annuities Anyone who sells annuities knows two things to be true: annuities can deliver significant value to clients and they are also one of the most misunderstood financial products on the market. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Will These Investments Beat Immediate Annuities? Annuities have a mixed reputation, but one variety -- immediate annuities -- have been steadily growing. Does their increasingly popularity make them right for you, or are there better ways to build a secure retirement income stream? |
Registered Rep.
June 21, 2011
Alan Lavine |
A Good Match: Managed Payout Funds and Annuities Combining a managed payout mutual fund with a deferred immediate annuity may be a simple way to help clients plan for retirement. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
August 2010
Alan Lavine |
A Good Fit Immediate annuities fit well in retirement income plans. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Count on This Retirement Cure-All Annuities might not be right for your retirement. |
Financial Advisor
May 2010
Alan Lavine |
Sizing Up Annuities In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, the income guarantees offered by annuities have become quite attractive. The payouts are appealing, but do your homework. |
Financial Advisor
November 2005
Gail Liberman |
Annuities May Cause Problems With Medicaid Medicaid, the state and federally funded public assistance program, might be off the radar screen for financial advisors selling annuities to senior clients for retirement planning, but it shouldn't be. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Searching for Security As affluent retirees' worries about their financial well-being continue to mount due to the market and economic swoon, sales of immediate annuities are seeing a significant spike. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012
Alan Lavine |
Sudden Impact How can advisors minimize the effect of large losses in a retirement portfolio just when clients want to begin withdrawals? |
Registered Rep.
June 17, 2014
Alan Lavine |
Who Should Buy an Income Annuity? Pre-retirees looking to secure future income might be attracted to deferred income annuities, and indeed sales of the policies are accelerating. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Marie Leone |
Beware the Fine Print Despite some welcome improvements, variable annuities still scream ''caveat emptor.'' |
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 |
Investment Advisor
March 3, 2011
Danielle Andrus |
Does the Federal Government Have a Future in Annuities? Two professors propose a solution to pay for retirement |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2007
Len Reinhart |
Longevity Insurance Wealthy baby boomers fear outliving their money, but they want more than immediate annuities. For financial advisors, there are three action points to follow to help ensure your clients' peace of mind. |
BusinessWeek
June 23, 2011
Margaret Collins |
Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex. |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Toddi Gutner |
Annuity Exit Strategies Thanks to a nascent secondary market, it is becoming easier to cash out your policy. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Alan Lavine |
Finding A Floor Annuities gain traction in a world of low returns. |
