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Increasing Payouts for Variable Annuity Lifetime Income Riders

Variable annuities have not been getting a lot of positive attention recently. Between the companies who have stopped selling variable annuity products altogether to the others who have dropped lifetime income guarantees and other features, it’s been a tough go for the variable annuity industry. …

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Variable Annuities Adapting to Changing Times

I was attracted to this article immediately because of the title, “Bruised, But Not Broken.”  I think that is such a great description of the state of variable annuities right now.  Financial Advisor’s Karen Demasters says that consumers need not worry that variable annuities are …

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No-Load Variable Annuity Expansion from Nationwide

You will now be able to get more from Nationwide Financial when it comes to alternative types of annuities.  Nationwide is taking their fee-based and alternative annuities and joining the products with their traditional annuity offerings.  Many people will be able to benefit from this …

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Annuity Providers: Shakeups at New York Life, Nationwide

Due to the increased costs of hedging risk during a market downturn, Pacific Life has increased the fee of a popular annuity product.  A new article from Janet Paskin of Smart Money says that the Foundations 10 variable annuity, which had guaranteed an annual return …

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