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From Genworth, a Less Painful Way to Buy LTC Insurance

by Editorial Staff

Wed, Mar 31, 2010

With this product and others like it, the cost of LTCI is greatly reduced because the fixed annuity assets serve as a very large deductible.

ING Offers a Simpler, Cheaper Variable Annuity

ING Offers a Simpler, Cheaper Variable Annuity

by Kerry Pechter

Wed, Mar 31, 2010

The contract costs 2.25% a year, including 100 bps for the income rider, 75 bps for the M&E risk fee, and 50 bps for fund management, says Bill Lowe, president of ING Financial Solutions.

Spock-o-nomics at the RIIA Meeting

Spock-o-nomics at the RIIA Meeting

by Kerry Pechter

Wed, Mar 24, 2010

At the spring meeting of the Retirement Income Industry Association, held at Morningstar Inc. in Chicago, concepts like "stocks for the long run" and "safe withdrawal rate" were out of favor.