The message about fees is worth digging into further, as it presents one of the biggest objections made to variable annuities. Variable annuities have generally come under attack for the higher ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An ordinary annuity is a series of equal payments made at the end of a time period for a ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An annuity in advance, or annuity due, is a series of equal payments made at the beginning ...

FINRA’s report on its broker-dealer examination findings for 2018 features a substantial discussion of “Unsuitable Variable Annuity Recommendations.” This is in sharp contrast with FINRA’s 2017 report ...

But, I’m not referring to those examples. Instead, I’m referring to the insurance product. Why? Because Annuities are rising in popularity. LIMRA reports that total U.S. annuity sales increased 22% to ...