Annuities can play a role in different ways during periods of volatility.
The group claims the middle-class, especially Black and Latino investors, would be most hurt by the fiduciary rule.
The acquisition of SIMON is designed to boost the process of handling structured products, iCapital said.
Private placement variable annuities are suitable deferral solutions for wealthy clients, advisors say.
The brainchild of insurance executive Robert DeChellis, Bonsai enables advisors to holistically manage a client's wealth.
A client's attitude toward assets will determine the best retirement income plan, the retirement specialist said.
A new survey also found that there's a growing hunger for retirement income among millennials.
Furman Alexander Ford of North Carolina used the funds for a cruise, a car, watches and firearms.
In 2022, opportunities abound for advisors who pivot from making gains to protecting gains.
Annuity sales were the third-highest in recorded history in 2021, according to SRI.
Laurence Kotlikoff said the split filing strategy gambles on the high-earning spouse reaching age 70 and dying young.
Registered index-linked annuities have become many companies' new flagship product.
The notion that advisors who fail to recommend annuities to clients run afoul of their fiduciary duty is a controversial one.
The guaranteed income solution is TIAA's first offering for corporate 401(k) plans.
Advisors need to be aware of how their clients' Social Security benefits are impacted when their spouse dies.
As the need for protected income increases, annuity sales have skyrocketed.
RIAs and broker-dealers helped drive fee-based VA growth, said the industry think tank.
A former DOL attorney says enforcement of new fiduciary and retirement plan advice rules could be very strict.
The 4% withdrawal "rule of thumb" should now be 3.3% or lower, according to Morningstar.