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Annuities
The Sage of Omaha Says GLWBs Were “Crazy”
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
“If you buy a [VA] policy, you the policyholder get some of the upside, and [the insurers] guarantee you always get your premium back.” From a company’s perspective, “that’s poison,” Warren Buffett was quoted as saying.
Inflation-Adjusted Income Annuities Pay Off, Study Asserts
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
People who assume 3% average inflation—a common standard—when planning for retirement may have far less purchasing power in retirement than they anticipated, says Felix Schirripa.
LIMRA Releases First Quarter Annuity Data
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
Sales of variable annuities experienced their fourth quarter of double-digit declines, dropping 27% compared to the first quarter of 2008.
ALDAs Make the Most Sense: Financial Engines
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
Life annuities will be more popular when offered at a discount well before the income start date, the authors argue.
Fixated On Fixed Annuities
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
Sales of fixed annuities topped $30 billion in the first three months of 2009, as investors and advisors feasted on their safe, better-than-CD returns for the second consecutive quarter.
Can Retirees “Thrive” On Deferred Income Annuities?
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
Iowa insurance man Curtis Cloke thinks he has solved the "annuity puzzle" by building ladders of deferred income annuities for his clients. Now he and his partners are scaling up his "Thrive" system and taking it national.
