Annuities

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Dale Yahnke has built up $2.1 billion in AUM by focusing on low costs and specific solutions.

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Industry wide, however, annuity sales dropped slightly in the third quarter, according to a report by Morningstar and Beacon.

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After six months of negative cash flows, non-qualified annuities turned positive in the third quarter.

But the increase comes from the fact that more banks began reporting for the first time— an apples-to-apples comparison is not so rosy.

Consumers are increasingly going online to research insurance and annuity products, but the Internet is far from displacing insurance professionals from their roles.

Small banks had total investment revenue of $266 million for the first half, up 11% over the same time period last year: report.

Advisors report that annuities are requested by clients more than any other unsolicited product, according to a new study from Cerulli Associates.

Advisors report that clients request annuities more than any other unsolicited product, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.

Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change.

The increase in both market volatility and interest from the Baby Boomers in generating retirement income should be a slam-dunk for variable annuities.

TD Ameritrade announced Wednesday it will introduce access to a full range of competitively priced annuities to help independent registered investment advisors meet increasing client demand for retirement income solutions.

While annuities have become more widely accepted as a vital part of a retirement strategy, there are millions of Americans who still aren't opting for them.

While a number of major carriers have exited the annuity industry due to capital constraints, continued volatility and historically low interest rates, key players contend that there is still plenty of capacity to meet growing market demand.

Over the next 10 years, advisors will help their clients facilitate the largest wealth transfer in the history of our nation's history and charitable planning will become an increasingly larger and more important part of that service.

Seventy-three percent of annuity owners and 17% of non-owners agreed that annuities are an important part of a retirement strategy, compared to 55% and 8%, respectively a year earlier, according to the survey of investors and financial advisors released at the IRI 2012 Annual Meeting,