Darla Mercado writes about retirement issues and products, including taxes, annuities and 401(k) plans. She welcomes feedback and tips from readers on interesting topics. Outside of the newsroom, Darla spends her time inline skating, biking, running and swimming. She Tweets at: @Darla_Mercado
Even after 54% drop in VA sales over the last year, the carrier is optimistic about sales with new mix of products.
With broker-dealers selling a bigger share of indexed annuities, securities regulators are taking a closer look at policies…
Comment letters show independent B-Ds want no part of it, while wirehouses are all for it.
Lincoln National's variable annuity deposits hit $3.4 billion at the life insurer during the third quarter, reflecting a 56% increase from the year-ago period, but execs want to shift more to contracts without living benefits.
Seven-week block applies only to products with guaranteed living benefits, not fixed and indexed annuities.
Annuities, individual municipal bonds and equities in the pharmaceutical sector hold good prospects for clients seeking retirement income.
They may not have money now, but executives say you should get ready for when they do.
Earning power needs to be factored in to all retirement plans
A New York regulator alleges that the insurer limited the returns of legacy variable annuity clients.
The SEC charged a pair of brokers, an investment adviser and others in an $80 million variable annuity scam that an SEC official called a "calculated fraud exploiting terminally ill patients."
