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Friday, August 25, 2006

Indexed Annuities - Record Second Quarter and


American Financial Group Announces Record Second Quarter and Six
MSN Money - Aug 1, 2006 At the end of the 2006 second quarter, shareholders' equity (excluding unrealized primarily reflects the re-entering of the indexed-annuity market, beginning

Ask basic questions in planning for retirement
Contra Costa Times, CA - Aug 21, 2006 lower capital gains tax rates, it is hard to justify buying a deferred annuity. multiple layers of fees when it comes to variable and equity-indexed annuities.

Allianz Life Lays Off 200 Due To Slow Annuity Sales
Easy Bourse (Communiqu�s de presse), France - Aug 11, 2006 I'm not.". A majority of Allianz Life's fixed annuity sales are equity-indexed annuities, Alexander noted. "It's a non-diversified

AmerUs Group Reports Second Quarter Results
Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 2, 2006 on trading securities, derivatives, and indexed contracts; and Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities: Policy Future life and annuity policy benefits

Sun Life Financial reports record quarterly earnings of $512
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Jul 27, 2006 partly offset by the decrease in US fixed annuity premiums, including fixed indexed annuities offset by gains from fluctuations in equity markets and

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Equity Index Annuities - Making Sense Out of


Money Matters; Making Sense Out of Your Annuity Options
International News Service, Australia - Aug 22, 2006 By David Garforth. Q. I have heard that if I buy an annuity, the Insurance Company pockets the rest of my pension when I die and my wife will get nothing.

Npss could have default annuity
ifaonline.co.uk, UK - Aug 18, 2006 A default annuity option could be added to personal accounts as the government is switching its focus onto the decumulation phase of the retirement income

Blackwood celebrated as first to give annuity gift
Paragould Daily Press, AR - Aug 14, 2006 Rehab. Blackwood served as a Pink Lady in the AMMC Auxiliary and was the first person to give the AMMC Foundation an annuity gift.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Equity Index Annuities - Financial reports record quarterly


Sun Life Financial reports record quarterly earnings of $512
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Jul 27, 2006 partly offset by the decrease in US fixed annuity premiums, including fixed indexed annuities offset by gains from fluctuations in equity markets and

Equity indexed annuities can come back to bite you if cash needed
Town Hall, DC - Aug 7, 2006 What the woman with the bad molars had bought was an equity indexed annuity. Promoters attract unsophisticated investors by suggesting

American Financial Group Announces Record Second Quarter and Six
MSN Money - Aug 1, 2006 At the end of the 2006 second quarter, shareholders' equity (excluding unrealized primarily reflects the re-entering of the indexed-annuity market, beginning

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Equity Index Annuities - annuities can come back


Equity indexed annuities can come back to bite you if cash needed
Town Hall, DC - Aug 7, 2006 What the woman with the bad molars had bought was an equity indexed annuity. Promoters attract unsophisticated investors by suggesting

Variable Annuities and Why They Make Sense
Devine Media, NJ - Jul 21, 2006 It is the most conservative annuity investment available. Equity-indexed annuities are fixed annuities whose return is not a guaranteed rate of return but

Equity index issuer pins slump on NASD
InvestmentNews, NY - Aug 14, 2006 Equity index annuities already are subject to comprehensive regulation by the fixed-annuity and fixed-index-annuity line for "Since fixed indexed annuities are

American Financial Group Announces Record Second Quarter and Six
MSN Money - Aug 1, 2006 At the end of the 2006 second quarter, shareholders' equity (excluding unrealized primarily reflects the re-entering of the indexed-annuity market, beginning

Monday, August 21, 2006

Annuities - prescribed annuity contract can


A prescribed annuity contract can brighten your golden years
Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 19, 2006 By TIM CESTNICK. I'll be 40 this year. I've already noticed that my short-term memory isn't as good as it used to be. I don't know, maybe it's genetic.

Ask basic questions in planning for retirement
Contra Costa Times, CA - 2 hours ago I have never met with anyone who owned an annuity who understood what they were invested in, why they were invested in it and what fees they were paying.

Annuity's bonuses aren't free
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Aug 16, 2006 I am trying to decide whether a low-cost Fidelity annuity is better than investing in a tax-efficient mutual fund. Is the decision

Settling on both an annuity and a trust
InvestmentNews, NY - Aug 7, 2006 NEW YORK - MassMutual Financial Group last month became the first insurer to use both an annuity and a trust in a structured settlement.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Annuity - Raymond James Mandates Less


Raymond James Mandates Less Pricey Variable Annuities
WebCPA, NY - Aug 10, 2006 11, 2006) - Nine of the 18 insurance firms that provide variable annuities through financial advisors affiliated with Raymond James Financial Inc.

Annuities drive creates new ScotEq post
ifaonline.co.uk, UK - Aug 18, 2006 By Julie Henderson. Mike Douglas has taken up a new role at Scottish Equitable as managing director of its annuities operation. Douglas

The Best Way to Buy Variable Annuities
PR Web (press release), WA - Aug 15, 2006 There is a right way and a wrong way to buy variable annuities. In products. This new site, AnnuityIQ.com does not sell variable annuities.

Everything you wanted to know about annuities
Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 44 minutes ago For years, I was prejudiced against annuities because the majority of the ones I saw were either dreadful or inappropriately utilized.

Tax-deferred annuities not wisest investment
Seattle Times, United States - 5 hours ago That means tax-efficient investments like major index funds or mutual funds specifically managed for tax efficiency. It does not mean tax-deferred annuities.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

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Immediate and deferred annuity quotes. Library of annuity and retirement articles.

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Annuity FYI - Fixed and Variable Annuities Resource
Variable and fixed annuity resource. Compare all types of variable and fixed annuities from top-rated companies. Objective information.

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