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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
April 2, 2012
A new survey finds consumers and financial advisors that are increasingly concerned about meeting retirement goals are turning to variable annuities.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
February 14, 2012
Retirement planning officials, including ASPPA's CEO Brian Graff, said that Obama’s proposal to limit the tax benefit for retirement savings for families earning more than $250,000 is “a bad proposal based on bad math.”
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
January 24, 2012
A report released Monday by the Insured Retirement Institute found while overall, Gen X investors lack retirement confidence—two-thirds doubt they’ll have enough money to live comfortably in retirement or cover medical expenses—marital status is an indicator of how well prepared they are.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
December 21, 2011
The fact that two major carriers in recent weeks have announced their exit from the annuity business should tell us all we need to know about the health and viability of the industry. If only it were that simple.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
November 29, 2011
Net variable annuity sales in the third quarter were $8.8 billion, the highest level since the same quarter of 2007 when sales totaled $8.9 billion, the Insured Retirement Institute announced Tuesday.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
November 14, 2011
Annuity sales fell in the third quarter from the second quarter, but are up from the same period one year ago by 5%, the Insured Retirement Institute announced on Nov. 8.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
September 27, 2011
A report from the Insured Retirement Institute found that boomer women’s confidence in retirement planning was significantly influenced by their marital status.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
September 13, 2011
CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf testified before the congressional super committee on deficit reduction, saying the economy will not be able to sustain its current level of spending with the tax cuts now in place as the population ages and health-care costs grow.
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August 29, 2011
Following the Insured Retirement Institute’s announcement on Aug. 17 that variable annuity sales increased 23% in the first quarter of 2011, the organization announced that second quarter annuity sales are up again.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
August 18, 2011
A pair of reports released this week from LIMRA and the Insured Retirement Institute found that variable annuities remain a popular investment in 2011.
