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Bad Stock Market Choices

22nd September 2009
Investing in the stock market is probably one of the riskiest ventures you can delve into with your money. It is also one of the most profitable undertakings you may make at the same time. So it's only normal that you may have reservations about act... Read >
Author: Forrest Houston

How Not to Invest Your Money

22nd September 2009
Investing in the stock market is probably one of the riskiest ventures you can delve into with your money. It is also one of the most profitable undertakings you may make at the same time. So it's only normal that you may have reservations about act... Read >
Author: Forrest Houston

Tips for Investing in Variable Annuities

02nd September 2009
The most important factor when trying to decide which fixed annuity to purchase is the guaranteed rate. However, this is not a feature of variable annuities, and often customers find it difficult to know how to find the best variable annuity contract for... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Are You Ready to Make Money Online and Fire Your Boss?

23rd August 2009
We all remember the TV program The Apprentice with Donald Trump saying: You are fired! Can you imagine saying that to your boss? Perhaps a more polite way of saying it would be: You know, I have really enjoyed working with you, but I now make money on... Read >
Author: Dallas Cove

Understanding Annuity Tax Deferral

11th August 2009
Annuities can offer many advantages when compared to other investment instruments. One of these advantages, and some would say the biggest advantage, is tax deferral. Annuity tax deferral allows investments to have gains that grow tax free. In other wo... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Provider Overview: Prudential Annuities

10th August 2009
Prudential Financial, Inc (NYSE: PRU) is a financial services provider that has approximately 50 million individual and institutional customers. The company is based in Newark, New Jersey, but has operations in Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as ... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Tactics Involved in Mis-Selling to the Elderly

10th August 2009
Seniors are often a target of mis-selling and other types of investment scams. Elderly people are a favorite among scam artists because they aren’t well informed about the intricacies of such financial products. And because they aren’t very familiar w... Read >
Author: Yossarian

Mis-Selling Insurance and Other Questionable Sales Practices

10th August 2009
The dubious practices employed by insurance agents can significantly eat up your resources and even as the government has been cracking down on mis-selling and other shady tactics, it seems agents are getting bolder in their attempts to make a profit. ... Read >
Author: Yossarian

Pitfalls Made By Annuity Shoppers

08th August 2009
As with any investment vehicle, annuities can be confusing if they are not researched properly. There are some common mistakes – or annuity pitfalls – that investors often make when purchasing annuities. Each type of annuity – fixed, variable, and i... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Insuring for Retirement: Lifetime Annuities

03rd August 2009
Although none of us want to think about getting older, it is important to plan appropriately for our retirement years. This is not as easy a task as it sounds. All of us are living longer, and of course, this is a good thing. However, life expectancy incr... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Understanding Annuity Tax Deferral

31st July 2009
Annuities can offer many advantages when compared to other investment instruments. One of these advantages, and some would say the biggest advantage, is tax deferral. Annuity tax deferral allows investments to have gains that grow tax free. In other wo... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Overview of Annuity Types

30th July 2009
In general, an annuity is a contract in which an investor pays a premium or a series of premiums, and in return the insurer makes a series of income payments. Normally, annuities are purchased to secure future retirement income for individuals. There a... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Benefits of Annuity Investment

23rd July 2009
An annuity is an investment option that offers an insurance component to individual investors. Annuity investments get their name because the investor has the ability to convert their investment into a set of periodic income payments (an annuity) either o... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Annuities Help Retirees Secure An Income for Later in Retirement

30th June 2009
One aspect to living is that we never know when we'll die. Having saved money for their retirement income, retirees often worry that they'll outlive their savings since life expectancies are increasing. An annuity is an investment that is uniquely addr... Read >
Author: Shane Flait

Benefits of Life Annuity in Insurance

19th June 2009
Annuity policy is different. And life Insurance is different. A document is a process of action selected from different choices with given conditions which leads to the decisions made for present and future. Life insurance company sell annuity. It is a co... Read >
Author: Jamie Hanson

What You Must Know About Variable Annuity Taxation

11th June 2009
As with any investment vehicle, it’s important to know the tax ramifications that can impact your future profits and financial success. Taxes can significantly alter how your investment grows or how or when it can be accessed for the most return. Annuit... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Are Variable Annuities Good or Bad?

02nd June 2009
Are you trying to find a way to supplement your income throughout your retirement? If you are a conservative investor looking for a simple, low-risk solution, you should consider annuities. You can find a lot of solid benefits working with annuities, incl... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Comparing Your Immediate Annuity Quote

18th May 2009
Are you interested in an immediate annuity quote? An immediate income annuity can help you ensure that you will receive a guaranteed amount of income each month for as long as you live. You can create your own budgeting structure after you retire using an... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

Illinois Insurance Continuing Education - Variable V. Equity Index Annuities

10th April 2009
Of course Variable Annuities share many of the same provisions other annuities, but there are some provisions that are unique to the VAs that should be known to the agent. Fixed Account? It is about half "Yes" and half "No." Of course this is of prime ... Read >
Author: Edward Hulse

Illinois Insurance Continuing Education - Split Annuities

09th April 2009
A "Split Annuity" is not a product, actually it is a technique that can be used with either a fixed-premium annuity, or a Variable Annuity . It is designed to allow a certain percentage of the principal and interest to be withdrawn by the contract owner,... Read >
Author: Edward Hulse

Straight Talk on Variable Annuities

01st April 2009
Today's well-informed consumer knows that many variable annuities - with their high costs and complicated features - are a confusing maze of smoke and mirrors. But today there are simple, low-cost annuities that can offer consumers a better value. Below a... Read >
Author: LGreenberg

How to Find Select a Life Insurance Agency

17th February 2009
When it’s come to a customer serious planning for their financial future whom do they use? Can it be hold by a typical life and annuity sales agent? Does it need the skill of someone who calls himself a financial broker? There are some people who think ... Read >
Author: Om Prakash

Variable Annuity

13th December 2008
With the turmoil in the economy and the daily rise and fall of the market, it is hard to determine which investments to put your money into. When investing your money for mid- and long- range investment goals, insurance companies offer different types of ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Fixed Rate Vs. Variable Annuities

27th October 2008
Annuities are insurance products in which the annuity-holder makes a payment or a number of payments to the company offering the annuities, in exchange for a guaranteed stream of income for the rest of the his or her life or up to a pre-agreed expiry date... Read >
Author: Steven Hart

5 Key Features Of Variable Life Insurance

08th September 2008
Variable life insurance gives permanent security to the policy holder on the death of the policy holder. This type of insurance is normally the most costly cash value insurance as it earmarks you to distribute a part of the premium in dollars term that... Read >
Author: Alex Bellweather

Annuities and the Issue of Inflation

10th May 2007
Inflation is a subtle, but nasty, factor that eats away at the value of your money over time. There are certain annuities designed to counter this loss of value. One of the givens of the economic reality is the fact that the purchasing power of money d... Read >
Author: Barry Waxler

Annuities Come in All Shapes and Sizes

10th May 2007
An annuity is an insurance product that really acts as a financial investment. That being said, there are a wide variety of annuity options. There are several distinct annuities you can chose from. The differences tend to revolve around the method of p... Read >
Author: Barry Waxler

Offshore Annuity, Offshore Trust, Deferred Variable Annuity

18th April 2007
An Offshore Annuity works very similar to a deferred variable annuity. The owner pays into the annuity during the accumulation phase using either a lump sum or paying scheduled amounts over a period of time. The money in the annuity will gain interest at ... Read >
Author: Rocco Beatrice

Annuity: Fixed, Variable, Equity-Based Annuity: Deferred, Immediate Annuity

03rd April 2007
Annuities are not a new concept, although they have become more complex over time. The first annuities were documented in America during the mid-eighteenth century by Pennsylvanian ministers, and it was not until the early twentieth century when they beca... Read >
Author: Rocco Beatrice

Annuities 101

23rd November 2006
What is a fixed annuity, a variable annuity? Simply put, both a fixed annuity and a variable annuity are amounts payable annually. More specifically, they are contracts offered by insurance companies which allow you to accumulate funds for retirement o... Read >
Author: Gary Le Mon

A Guide On Annuities For Annuity Buyers.

15th November 2006
Before you can join the growing ranks of annuity buyers, you need to know something about the variety of annuities that are available to you. There are a good number of annuities available and finding the right one for you can be difficult. You'd be wis... Read >
Author: Mark Gardner

Investment Scandals & Scams: What\\\'s Next!

12th October 2006
We humans are as creative on the "Dark Side" of commercial activity as we are in developing beneficial new products and services. In the face of huge financial benefits, however, some corporate executives can't resist taking an extra dessert even before t... Read >
Author: Steve Selengut

Can Annuities Help You?

17th July 2006
Can Annuities Help You? Are you beginning to think about you're financial stability for you and you're partner's future? Perhaps you're beginning to wonder just how you can support yourself during your retirement years? If so, then perhaps it's time yo... Read >
Author: Mark Gardner

What Is An Annuity?

20th April 2006
An annuity is a contract in which an insurance company makes a series of income payments at regular intervals in return for a premium or premiums you have paid. Annuities are most often bought for future retirement income. Only an annuity can pay a... Read >
Author: Jeff McLeod

What Is One Of The Worst Stock Market Investments You Can Make?

15th December 2005
Investing in the stock market is probably one of the riskiest ventures you can delve into with your money you really need to know how to trade stock. It is also one of the most profitable undertakings you may make at the same time. So it's only norm... Read >
Author: Steve Vonner

Annuity Help

09th September 2005
Many people today are looking for annuity help . The biggest challenge seems to be that most of the help is biased. What exactly do I mean? I mean that there is always a vested interest for the person who is helping you with your annuities. They are out t... Read >
Author: Tony Bahu