Total sales are up 28% in the first half, with RILAs and fixed annuities rising, according to Limra.
Considering a range of scenarios and having different buckets of assets is helpful, advisors say.
Financial advisors nationwide are taking calls from clients asking about what they should have in place prior to international travel.
Keeping retirees in the plan helps both participants and sponsors save on costs, but many 401(k)s are lacking income options.
If advisors receive $2,500 or less in commissions and donate the proceeds to charity, they can join the fee-only organization.
For the first time in nearly a decade, anticipated health care costs for retirees were unchanged from the previous year's estimate.
Clients can explore savings strategies and financial products with higher risk-free returns and alternative fixed-income investments.
In the absence of proper estate planning, there's a risk that LGBTQ individuals' intentions may not be respected.
What’s behind the surge in popularity among fixed indexed annuities? Their aim to help protect principal and achieve predictable returns is part of the story—and layering in a custom index can be a smart part of that strategy.
The Insured Retirement Institute is hoping Congress has an appetite for more retirement savings legislation following the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0.
Rodney Van Buren and Whitney Colton have launched Van Buren Wealth Management in Melbourne, Florida.
Newport, Kentucky-based Hoff Bujnoch & Associates is led by Digger Bujnoch and oversees $150 million in client assets.
Mike Fanning is retiring after 17 years as the insurer's US head, a period in which MassMutual grew into one of the top annuity providers in the US.
Total fixed annuity sales surged 101% to $70.9 billion in the first three months of 2023, compared with last year’s results.
The American Council of Life Insurers included questions in the poll that it says show a DOL fiduciary rule would hinder access to retirement advice.
Here are the firms that took in the most annuity revenue last year, as market volatility propelled record annuity sales.
It's time for the financial services industry to rethink its rules when it comes to offsetting fees.
The Republican AGs are examining net-zero goals that insurance companies have agreed to as part of an industry group.
The disclosures that MML Investors Services delayed making included customer complaints and arbitrations, criminal charges and bankruptcies.
Like baseball star Aaron Judge, annuity sales set a record in ‘22. Here’s why the retirement income instrument could pop out of the dugout for a curtain call in ‘23.
