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Los Angeles Annuities

Why annuities are something to consider for your retirement, Part 2.

In my last article I pointed out the two main kinds of annuities and went in to part of why people would use these. Click here to get caught up.In...
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Why annuities are something to consider--not your father's product any more.

Annuities used to basically come in two varieties--fixed or variable. Fixed annuities, you would drop a lump sum of money into a policy, usually a...
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Are insurance company ratings important when shopping annuities?

Credit rating agencies (CRAs) assign scores to financial companies that indicate whether they are financially stable. The primary rating companies ...
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Tax deferment on annuities being threatened--what's next?

You may wonder why the LA Insurance Examiner is writing about a tax issue, but it is connected. Unfortunately. An article in Investment News by Dan...
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If you're scared of annuities, check out why you should consider them for your retirement portfolio

Most people hear the word annuity and either 1. Don't know what it is or 2. Are afraid of it because of something they heard about annuities or...
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Managing Income Risk In Retirement

How often have you heard it said, "If you want a higher rate of return, you've got to take some risk?" If this is true, then ask...
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What about annuities in these crazy times?

Can it get much crazier, these financial times of ours? If you've never considered an annuity for anything before, you might consider it now....
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