Lincoln Financial Group continues to innovate its best-selling registered indexed-linked annuity, Lincoln Level Advantage ®, with the introduction of two new crediting strategies– Dual Performance Trigger and Dual15 Plus– designed to allow for more upside in down markets. These enhancements come as 85% of U.S. adults say they’ d like to invest their money in…
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Annuity innovation and regulation
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