What is Driving the Rush for the Variable Annuity Exit?
Recent market volatility and ultra low interest rates could be distorting the perspectives of variable annuity issuers.
What the Average American Retiree Can Afford to Spend
A series of articles examines what the average American household can afford to spend in retirement.
Wealth Preservation through Annuities, or Why Mike Tyson Should Have Purchased an Annuity
According to a 2009 article in Sports Illustrated, 78 percent of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress within two years of their retirement, and 60 percent of former NBA players are broke within five years of their retirement.
Visualizing the Demographic Challenge
Visualizing the effects of low fertility rates combined with increasing longevity.
Veritat Offers Comprehensive, Fee-Only Financial Planning Services that are Affordable and Scalable
Veritat is a start-up seeking to leverage process and technology innovation to scale a business model that is typically saddled with persistent and burdensome variable costs.
Understanding the Value of Living Benefit Guarantees
Investors seeking protection through living benefit guarantees will likely find themselves worse-off in real terms.
Understanding Swiss Annuities
Financial services consumers should at least understand the potential benefits of Swiss annuities.
Trees Grow
Trees grow is an expression that makes the case for long-term optimism about business, the economy and capital markets.
Top Stories at Finovate Spring 2011
A brief recap of the top stories from the popular Finovate Conference held in San Francisco during spring 2011.
The Top Reasons to Consider an Annuity
Annuities are complex, largely misunderstood, and often misrepresented in popular financial media.
The reality, though, is that these financial products are becoming an increasingly important part of the financial plans of millions of people around the world. In fact, annuities are a vital…
Treasury Department Focuses on Longevity Risk with Retirement Income Guidance
The proposed regulations appear to be squarely focused on longevity risk. Data clearly indicates that people are running out of money as they age.
There is no Free Lunch for Retirees when it Comes to Investment Risk
Whether using math or listening to your gut, it makes sense to be very conservative with return assumptions because there really is no free lunch when it comes to investment risk during retirement.
Teresa Ghilarducci on Pension Reform
Teresa Ghilarducci is a staunch advocate of comprehensive pension reform.
Ten Questions to Ask When a Financial Advisor Says: "You Know I'm Not a Big Fan of Annuities"
Many financial advisors seem conditioned to wear annuity criticism as a sort of badge of honor.
As the past couple of years have so painfully revealed, however, this conventional wisdom rests on shaky ground.
What types of questions might a client present to an advisor who appears to have a…
Structured Settlements and Annuities
Annuities and structured settlements share a core similarity, but it is not correct to assume that annuities and structured settlements are one and the same.
