Annuities get a bad rap, often labelled “too expensive”, “crammed with hidden fees,” or just “not a good investment.” Here’s the thing, though. All this criticism often lacks specific financial ...
Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have flooded college sports with hundreds of millions of dollars — but universities and team general managers have been operating with little formal oversight, ...
Love them or hate them, annuity products are continuing to attract dollars from investors and retirees seeking security, according to the latest industry read. Total annuity sales in the US climbed to ...
The UK’s largest defined contribution (DC) master trust has appointed pension insurance specialist Rothesay to co-design a bulk deferred annuity as part of its planned post-retirement offering. Nest, ...
No matter what you call them—“consolidators,” “aggregators,” or the newly popular “mega RIAs”—today’s large wealth management firms pursuing acquisitions, roll-ups and tuck-ins all share a common goal ...
On Tuesday afternoon, Bob Starkey was in the LSU women’s basketball team’s locker room when he decided to take out his phone and snap a photo he’d later post to Instagram. Starkey wanted people to see ...
LIMRA reported a new sales record of $120 billion in the year’s third quarter. More than half (51%) of Generation X respondents told the Nationwide Retirement Institute in a recent online survey that ...
Annuities can be extremely confusing, with the contract containing terms like bonus rates, participation rates, caps, floors, spreads, riders and MVA clauses. damircudic / Getty Images In this season ...
MEDFORD, OR / ACCESS Newswire / November 18, 2025 / According to Ken Nuss, CEO of AnnuityAdvantage, the size of monthly payments from an income annuity depends on: Whether you choose payments starting ...
If you're nearing retirement and thinking about turning your savings into guaranteed monthly income, a $250,000 annuity might seem like a smart move. An annuity is a financial contract you buy from an ...
If clients have been on the fence about buying annuities, the industry’s cheerleaders say that there’s no better time than now to enter the marketplace. In fact, they say, consumer interest in ...