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Baby Boomer And Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Live In Virginia

Baby Boomer And Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Live In Virginia

The first free online matching service designed to help match baby boomers with compatible retirement income specialists is now live in Virginia. Annuity123, a recently introduced online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity Harmony matching service for the benefit of all residents in Virginia who are in need of retirement income planning guidance. This innovative online matching service is designed to match retirees in need of retirement guidance with experienced retirement planning specialists in their local area. Over 30 years ago, Americans were...

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Indexed Annuities Expected to Help Annuity Industry Grow to $368B

Indexed Annuities Expected to Help Annuity Industry Grow to $368B

The United States’ annuity market has been drastically affected by the economic downturn. Consumers have been less inclined to purchase fixed annuities given their lower rates and insurers have backed away from guaranteed variable annuities given their associated risks. Fortunately, fixed indexed annuities have taken up the slack given that they have guarantees similar to straight fixed products while also having upside potential dependent upon an index of some kind similar to variable annuities. In a new report, North American Annuities, 2012: Market Trends and...

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Guggenheim Partners and The New York Yankees

Guggenheim Partners and The New York Yankees

Written By: Joe Simonds | Annuity Think Tank Any baseball fan knows that the New York Yankees are one of the most respected, while simultaneously one of the most hated teams in the Major Leagues. Much of the hatred comes from competing teams’ fans that will complain about everything from their incredibly high payroll, to the fact they just hate the men in pinstripes. Regardless of the reason, as long as the New York Yankees continue to be a dominant franchise, they will most likely...

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What is a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)

What is a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)

Written By: Jeremy Smith | Amerishield Qualified retirement plans offer tax benefits if you follow a few IRS rules. Retirement Plans are intended for Retirement Penalties for early withdrawal help discourage early withdraws and guides investors to withdraw their qualified funds during their retirement years. Required Minimum Distributions The government also wants to ensure that they will one day be able to tax these funds which should create a much larger collectable tax. If you have a 401(k), a Keogh, a SEP or a traditional...

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Annuity123 Named as an Influential Resource for Financial Professionals

Annuity123 Named as an Influential Resource for Financial Professionals

Over the recent years, the internet has become an increasingly important tool to many Americans. Many of us actually rely on it for many of our daily needs such as communicating with friends/family, shopping for nationwide discounts on needed items, and in researching topics of interest. Given this increased reliance, it is no surprise that the business community must embrace the power of the internet to be able to reach out to the increasingly expanding online community. Many websites have been created for the benefit...

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Baby Boomer and Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Live in Idaho

Baby Boomer and Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Live in Idaho

The first free online matching service designed to help baby boomers find compatible retirement income specialists in their local communities is now live in Idaho. Annuity123, a recently introduced online retirement income education portal, has opened their Annuity Harmony matching service for the benefit of all residents in Idaho who are in need of retirement income planning guidance. This innovative online matching service is designed to match retirees in need of retirement guidance with retirement planning specialists in their local area. Over 30 years ago,...

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Unique Retiree And Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Active In Missouri

Unique Retiree And Retirement Income Specialist Matching Service Goes Active In Missouri

The first free online matching service designed to help retirees find compatible retirement income specialists in their local communities is now active in Missouri. Annuity123, the online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity Harmony matching service for the benefit of all residents in Missouri who are in need of retirement income planning guidance. This innovative online matching service is aimed to match retirees in need of retirement guidance with retirement planning specialists in their local area. Over 30 years ago, Americans were forced...

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Indexed Annuity Sales Reach a Near Record in Q2 of 2012

Indexed Annuity Sales Reach a Near Record in Q2 of 2012

Sales of indexed annuities in Q2 rose to $8.8 billion which ranks as the second-best quarter to date. Its Q2 rise from the prior quarter was 8.3% and its increased growth relative to the overall fixed annuity market propelled it to now have 50% of the overall fixed annuity space. Although overall interest rates are low, the ability of indexed annuities to have increased returns if the market goes up while being protected from downside market risk is a key explanation for the increase is...

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Why Fixed Indexed Annuity Owners Are Happy

Why Fixed Indexed Annuity Owners Are Happy

Written By: Jeremy Smith | Amerishield A happy fixed indexed annuity owner has been properly educated and appreciates its value.  If you look at statistics and numbers written on a piece of paper, some annuities aren’t as attractive as other investments might appear to be.  Appreciation of the value of a fixed indexed annuity is based upon the individual’s personal retirement goals. Low Risk vs. High Growth potential Many people looking at products for investment purposes seem to be very optimistic about how they want...

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Have You Fallen Victim to Retirement Osmosis?

Have You Fallen Victim to Retirement Osmosis?

Written By: Cal Burgess | Retirement Servicing Group Today the market just announced that manufacturing activity has contracted to a 3 year high. This means that US manufacturing activity has dropped to its lowest level in 3 years. However, investors remain optimistic. They realize that the worse the economy looks the more likely the Fed is to pump another round of Quantitative Easement. This in turn will cause the market to rally which will allow investors to temporarily offset short term losses. That is, until...

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