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Which Way Out?
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
With the worst of the Crisis apparently over, Fed watchers are wondering about Chairman Bernanke's exit strategy from a low interest rate environment.
Industry Views
The Future Of Online Customer Feedback Has Arrived
TIAA-CREF’s TC Listens website is an innovative new medium for obtaining client feedback online.
TIPS for Retirement Investing in the ‘New Normal’
TIPS can preserve purchasing power, provide systematic income and offer the assurance of a government guarantee for retirees depending on income from their investments.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
Cover Stories
“Face-Off” at the IRI Marketing Conference
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
Annuity manufacturers and distributors went eyeball-to-eyeball at the Insured Retirement Institute's marketing conference in New York this week, where medical economist J.D. Kleinke (pictured here) was a featured speaker. Photo by IRI.
In League with the Angel of Death
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
Lawsuits filed in Rhode Island, New York and Illinois shed light on the sinister, multi-million-dollar strategy of using the dying as fronts to exploit variable annuity loopholes.
Easing a Widow’s Hardship
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
What's the best way for a 62-year-old man to say “I love you” to his wife? By waiting to claim Social Security benefits until he reaches full retirement age or later. Here's our third article in a series on retirement risks.
Featured Stories
America Speaks Out—and Against—401(k) Annuities
As of March 2, the responses to the Obama administration's request for input on lifetime options in 401(k) plans tended to be angry but well-reasoned.
So Few Words, So Many Implications
The Department of Labor proposes a subtle change in 401(k) advice regulations that may have huge repercussions for fund companies.
News
Vanguard’s Forecast of Future Returns
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
The Vanguard Group's data suggests that annualized real returns will most likely be 6% for stocks and zero to 2% for bonds over the next 10 years.
In a Down Year, Four Firms Grow Their VA Sales
Tue, Mar 02, 2010
Prudential Annuities, MetLife, Jackson National Life and Sun Life Financial found a silver lining last year.
AIG Sells Its Asian Crown Jewel
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
The sale of Hong Kong-based AIA, would help repay some of the $180 billion that AIG owes to the U.S. government.
Not Much Interest in Income Products: Cogent
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
Only 14% of those surveyed said they were very familiar with income products and only three percent said they were very interested in such products.
Western National #1 in 4Q Fixed Annuity Sales
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
Beacon Research has released its fixed annuity sales rankings for fourth quarter 2009.
