by Dbollinger | May 2, 2023 | Annuities
David Bollinger Annuity Sales Consultant Annuity sales hit a record last year, eclipsing sales during the 2008 financial crisis amid fear and higher rates. Boosted by massive pension risk transfer transactions and strong sales of fixed annuities, total direct annuity...
by Tim Beauregard | Feb 14, 2023 | Annuities
Tim Beauregard, CFP® RVP-South While bonds have traditionally provided a source of stability for portfolios, acting with little or no correlation with volatile stocks, they may be less effective going forward. Fixed-rate bond prices generally drop as rates rise, which...
by Tim Beauregard | Jul 11, 2022 | Annuities
Regional VP-South Annuity rates are increasing with each fed rate increase after having bottomed out since 2009. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to rock-bottom levels early in the pandemic to prop up the U.S. economy. But high inflation has led the...
by Dbollinger | May 9, 2022 | Annuities
David Bollinger Annuity Sales Consultant Over the First Quarter, according to the preliminary results from the Secure Retirement Institute U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, total U.S. annuity sales increased 4% to $63.6 billion, with fixed products benefiting from...
by Dbollinger | Apr 6, 2022 | Annuities
Annuity Sales Consultant With all of the downsides associated with the Covid-19 pandemic over the last few years, one positive result in the insurance industry is the boosted interest in annuity products for working Americans. According to the U.S. Individual Annuity...
by Tim Beauregard | Mar 22, 2022 | Annuities
Tim Beauregard Regional VP-South Inflation is a threat to retirees living on fixed incomes and workers nearing the end of their careers. Many clients are almost certainly wondering what it means to their ability to retire and what they should do...
