Structured financial products can be part of a well-rounded portfolio, according to Equitable.
At launch, the Ayco Marketplace offers products and services across lending, saving, student loans, insurance, investing and giving.
But RILAs are expected to continue to grow as consumers seek protection, safety and growth.
Annuities give investors protection (and choices) in tumultuous markets, advocates say.
LifePath Paycheck will use annuities in target-date strategies for retirement plan participants.
One option for blunting future tax increases is to move retirement money to Roth IRAs, advisor Greg DuPont said.
Variable annuity sales are expected to feel the impact of March’s volatility in the second quarter.
Investments ranging from private equity and hedge funds to annuities and insurance can round out a portfolio, say two advisors.
DPL's platform will be gratis for financial advisors for three months.
The changes permit insurers to use a summary prospectus to highlight variable annuities contract features
Luma provides an annuities and structured products platform for advisors.
An insurance industry proposal purports to protect consumers but actually favors commissions and profits.
The coalition of annuity companies plans to continue sponsoring the Rolling Stones.
Another 12 states are poised to start the process on approving similar rules, industry officials said.
Individual investors across generations are eyeing annuities as potential replacements for pensions.
The rule's repeal and the adoption of the SECURE Act are among the reasons FIA sales are rising, Cerulli Associates said.
Advisors remind clients that annuities are insurance products for income protection over a long life.
At least one major piece of legislation recently passed affects financial advisors.
Annuities are still popular despite low interest rates, says a Frost Brokerage Services executive.
A proposed advice rule would blanket broker-dealers and insurance agents in the state with a fiduciary standard.