Annuities

Here's what happened over the last week in wealth management.

With their growth tied to market indices, FIAs have the potential to provide higher returns than traditional low-risk or fixed investments like CDs.

Lawmakers want annuities in Americans’ retirement plans in reintroduced legislation.

New flavors of the retirement investments aim to override a lingering bad image by scrapping conflict-laden commissions and being easier to understand. Will independent financial advisors finally be persuaded?

The new platform aims to be a place for advisors to access a digital marketplace of insurance and structured products.

Real interest rates, which protect from inflation, have fallen in recent years, making it more expensive to finance future spending, Allison Schrager writes.

New flows to traditional fixed income investments remain strong, according to Cerulli Associates data.

The broker allegedly spent his client’s money on luxury items then pivoted to a Medicare fraud scam a couple of years later.

It’s a move that combines two businesses providing products and services in high demand — investment returns and retirement income, the firms said.

With few areas of growth in 2020, insurers are focusing on burgeoning RILAs and finding more distribution channels, experts say.