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SPONSORED CONTENT: Seven Reasons IOVAs Can Work When Traditional VAs Don’t

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IOVAs are a bright spot in the VA market, enjoying strong sales even as overall VA sales have weakened.

Variable Annuities For Your Overspending Retiree Clients?

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Some advisors say yes, others say no.

Rule Will Make Variable Annuity Commissions And Fees Clearer

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New DOL rule could create a price war for variable annuities, says observer.

Concern Mounts On Whether New Rules Will Apply To Indexed Annuities

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Some believe indexed annuities may be exempt from new DOL fiduciary rules.

Top Advisor Says Peers Who Dismiss Variable Annuities May Not Be Doing Jobs

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To reject VAs because they "charge too much for protection that most clients will never need" is tantamount to saying "get rid of your homeowner's insurance and other policies," he says.

Quarterly Sales Jump For Variable Annuities

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Sales were up 12 percent over the previous quarter, which some attribute to the uptick in the stock market.

Analysts Positive On Lincoln's Third-Quarter Results

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Despite missing its third-quarter net income estimate, Lincoln Financial Group and analysts who follow the company had upbeat expectations for the major annuity provider.

Prudential Financial Names Lori Fouche To Head Annuities Unit

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Prudential Financial named Lori Fouche to lead an annuities operation that has been working to limit risk on the retirement products.

Fund Generates Big Returns In Spite Of Unsavory Annuity, Other Deals

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This hedge fund will look anywhere for "can't-miss" investments, which included variable annuities bought on terminally ill people that paid bonuses when they died.

Favorite Child

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Stripped-down, low-cost variable annuities are selling surprisingly well.

Study: Fixed Indexed Annuities Rise in Popularity

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Fixed indexed annuities now make up 10 percent of total broker-dealer annuity sales, says a new report.

Making Retirement Money Last To 103: An Expert's Plan For Himself

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The guy who teaches financial advisors how to advise clients shares his personal retirement blueprint.

LIMRA: Strong Whole Life Numbers Boost Insurance Sales

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Americans purchased more individual life insurance coverage in the first quarter, LIMRA reports, with sales of variable universal life insurance again driving growth.

Nationwide Life Fined $8 Million For Manipulating Contract Prices

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Nationwide Life Insurance manipulated mail delivery times to delay processing mutual fund and variable insurance contract orders, according to the SEC.

News From the Retirement Symposium: Panelists Tell Advisors They Can Be Crucial To Improving Retirement Security

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Many Americans don't have enough money for the kind of retirement they would like, but advisors can use new strategies to help improve clients' later years, panelists said at FA's retirement...

Trade Group Wants Annuity Tax Deferrals Maintained

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The Insured Retirement Institute, the largest annuity trade group, on Tuesday laid out its 2015 “wish list” for Congress and federal agencies.

SEC's New Investor Watchdog Lays Out Risky Products For 2014

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The U.S. securities investor watchdog office unveiled its list of the top products and practices that bedeviled mom and pop investors in 2014.

Annuities Can Fill Investing Gaps, Advisors Say

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Annuities come in all shapes and sizes and advisors need to be able to tell their clients the advantages and problems of each, say three advisors.

LPL Financial To Reimburse Annuity-Switching Fees To Investors

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LPL Financial has agreed to reimburse more than half a million dollars to investors to settle complaints over switching annuities, a securities regulator said

Annuity Trade Group Names LPL President As Chairman

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The Insured Retirement Institute, the trade group for the annuities industry, named LPL Financial President Robert Moore as its new chairman.

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