Jul 23, 2021How to Avoid 'Game of Thrones' Insurance SchemesThe following was originally published June 29, 2015 at NerdWallet by Robert Schmansky, CFP® In a recent episode of the HBO fantasy...
Jul 23, 2021Variable Annuities Seek to Bail on GuaranteesMany variable annuity owners with Axa Equitable and Transamerica are receiving a letter they probably had to read over half a dozen times...
Jul 23, 2021Variable Annuity Investor PitfallsIf you have siblings or are a fan of The Simpsons you are probably familiar with the “it’s their own fault” defense. It works like this –...
Jul 23, 2021Where Have all the Variable Annuity Providers Gone? | LifeHealthProIn this article by Maria Wood, we discuss potential reasons why variable annuity companies are leaving the business, and what that may...
Jul 23, 2021What do we really know about Variable Annuities?http://www.fpanet.org/journal/BetweentheIssues/LastMonth/Articles/WhatDoWeReallyKnowAboutVAIncomeRiders Filed under: Variable Annuities -...
Jul 23, 2021Variable Annuity Updates Are Not Always an UpgradeRecently, certain variable annuity customers of insurer The Hartford received correspondence from the company that they may hold an old...
Jul 23, 2021Giving Away the Keys to RetirementThis is a part of a series of articles discussing why you should avoid variable annuities for the purposes of retirement income. Congress...
Jul 23, 2021Have a Spouse? Don't Invest in a Variable AnnuityThis is a series of articles I've labeled 'Variable Annuities are Retirement Snake Oil' on why today’s deferred annuities are not...