What are contingent annuities? They might be an answer for some clients’ guaranteed income needs…
Robert Miller, president of NAIFA, has developed a reputation of being an outspoken, straight-shooting representative for the advisor community and brings a unique perspective to his position…
A recent report endorses the growing trend of using annuities for health-care expense planning…
From background research strategies to utilizing a mutual friend – here’s how you can get the attention of a high-profile prospect in your community…
If you have been thinking the indexed annuity owners have been keeping their annuities for longer and longer periods in the past few years, you are right! But why they are keeping them, that’s the surprise…
A great advisor helps clients see their “life picture” by turning their passions into a sound investment strategy that paints a promising financial future…
Light up the sales charts with the ultimate delayed gratification product: the delayed income annuity…
Producers need to know if their carriers are healthy, but how reliable are the ratings agencies?…
Here’s a short guide to understanding the financial pain clients are enduring of late and how a guaranteed income, like an annuity, can help ease their issues…
Clients want and need someone to believe will protect their financial future, which creates a marketing opportunity for annuity producers…
Annuities continue to play an important part in retirement income discussions, just as regulators have been strongly focused on the product and how these products are sold…
Industry principals and executives offered their insight on what’s ahead in 2012 in the ever-changing world of indexed annuities at the 2011 NAFA Summit…
A review of new products shows that annuity carriers have definitely unveiled new products this year, but certain product lines got most of the attention…
Annuity sales have suffered with the low rates – but innovations in indexed annuities help to sweeten the deal…
Annuity sales have suffered with the low rates – but innovations in indexed annuities help to sweeten the deal…
Most families and advisors haven’t even considered discussing college planning because the majority of our mindsets tend to be focused on the accumulations of savings for retirement assets put into 401(k)s and IRAs…
Interest grows in deferred income annuities for “bucketing” retirement income…
“How do I know if an immediate annuity is the right choice?” “What can I expect from it?” Like any other insurance product or financial service, it all depends on the client…
Market Value Adjusted annuities are not going great guns right now, but carriers want them to protect against consumer flight when interest rates rise…
