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Vanguard and Hueler Partner to Provide Low-Cost Income Annuities
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
The announcement comes a week ahead of Department of Labor hearings on in-plan income options, which themselves mark a new phase of competition for rollover dollars.
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By Another Name, Annuities Would Smell Sweeter
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
Some 80% of 3,200 people surveyed preferred a product with four percent return and a principal guarantee over a product with an 8% return subject to market risk. But they balk at the word, “annuity.”
Jefferson National Offers DFA Funds
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
Jefferson National’s Monument Advisor VA contract offers more than 250 investment options, or five times the number offered by most VAs, the company said.
Financial Engines' Secret Income Plan
Tue, Aug 24, 2010
Financial Engines CEO Jeff Maggioncalda expects his firm to roll out an in-plan income option to DC participants in late 2010 or early 2011. He won't reveal details, but there are clues to his intentions. Photo by Robyn Basso.
Which Are the Hottest VA Brands?
Fri, Aug 13, 2010
Who do advisors think of first when asked to name a variable annuity provider? The just-published 2010 Advisor Brandscape from Cogent Research reveals that and much more.
