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Variable Annuities Increase Sales

Jackson National Life Insurance Company saw a 37% increase in sales during the first three quarters of this year, due mostly to a great increase in sales of variable annuities.  In the Annuity News Journal article “Jackson National Sales Rise To $14 Billion,” Christi Roberts …

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Immediate Annuities Stretch Retirement

In Money Magazine’s Ask the Expert section, Walter Updegrave advises a couple to “Bridge income gaps with an annuity.”  While they asked him how much of the husband’s 401k should be transferred to an annuity, there wasn’t quite an easy answer for that since everyone’s …

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Will Fixed Annuity Rates Fall for 5 Years?

According to Britain’s AnnuityRates.org, “Annuity rates (are) set to fall for 5 years, say IFA’s.”  The author states that 80% of the British advisers questioned believe that fixed annuity rates as well as other annuity rates will fall for five more years.  The study was …

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The Wealthy Need A Fixed, Variable or Indexed Annuity

In the past, many wealthy investors shied away from annuities, traditionally a middle class investment used to pay basic living expenses in retirement.  More and more of the wealthy population realizes the guaranteed lifetime income and tax benefits they will receive from purchasing annuities, according …

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