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Burton Malkiel Talks About Efficient Markets
In this video sponsored by Vanguard, Burton Malkiel, Princeton professor and author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," talks with RIJ editor Kerry Pechter about what "efficient market" means to him. The 10th edition of "A Random Walk" has just been published.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
October 12, 2011, The Decumulation Beat
The Scoop on Pre-Owned Annuities
When buying a secondary-market annuity that offers a 7% or 8% effective rate of return, make sure you deal with honest brokers.
A financial planner friend of mine e-mailed me a long list of pre-owned annuities that he was excited about. No wonder. The effective rates of return were as high as 8%.
You may or may not be acquainted with pre-owned annuities. These are contracts that were purchased from a highly rated insurance company as part of a structured settlement.
Typically, the original owner won a damage suit—product liability, medical malpractice, industrial accident, etc.—and the damages were paid, in full or in part, with an annuity.
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