Leslie Scism

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  Potential Pension Income Abuse Targeted by Sen. Harkin

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2011

  Lump sum or annuity? It’s a question that dogs lottery winners and parties to structured settlements, and it might now involve your client's retirement plan.

• Are annuities overhyped as a retirement cure-all?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2010

  An important question asked by our friends in the consumer press. Anne Tergesen and Leslie Scism write in the Wall Street Journal that many retirees...

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  Whole life's new lease

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 4, 2010

  Boring old whole life insurance is making a comeback, thanks to positive returns during the worst global financial crisis the world has ever seen....

• Redesigned annuities hit marketplace

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2010

  A string of redesigned variable annuities are hitting the market, after life insurers last year yanked the products that proved too generous to customers and...

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  Pop quiz: What do you know about index annuities?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 3, 2009

  It's meant for consumers, but sadly, far too many advisors will fail. The Wall Street Journal's Leslie Scism offers the following quiz on equity (or...

• 401(k) insurance?

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2009

  Insure your 401(k) - the case is no doubt there, but how? The Wall Street Journal reports insurers want to allay fears by collaborating with...

• Buyer's remorse - Boomers fret over VA contracts

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2009

  For years, variable annuities got a bad rap: too-high fees for benefits consumers would never use. Why pay an insurance company for minimum-return guarantees, critics...