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Risk-control indices have become the second most popular allocation within fixed indexed annuities—join us for a conversation! We’ll explain how they work and outline reasons why they are a good option in today’s volatile and low-interest-rate market. 10:30 a.m. CDT September 17, 2015 Register now

The amount of your Social Security benefits can depend on several factors, including marital status and when you start receiving benefits. That’s why some people use certain filing strategies to potentially enhance the total benefits they’re eligible to collect. In this publication, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America provides an overview of several common… Read More

Women today: New roles, new responsibilities, and new financial needs Despite their rising workforce participation and escalating income, it appears that American women still have major gaps and unmet needs when it comes to achieving comfort and confidence with money. This survey indicates new and changing social dynamics have made the so-called “typical family” anything… Read More

Access Allianz’s white paper “Does your portfolio have too much interest rate risk?”  

Annexus Research Institute proudly announces: Mitigating the Four Major Risks of Sustainable Inflation-Adjusted Retirement Income Whitepaper, co-written by Rex Voegtlin, MS, CFP, CAP, CASL and Wade Pfau, Ph.D, CFA. We invite you to be the first to attend the whitepaper webinar hosted by Rex Voegtlin. Rex will focus on the major retirement income shortfalls produced… Read More

Today one of my co-workers in Tailor Made, our elite agent services group at Creative Marketing, Nick Michale sent me the following email: “Mike: Just got my North American annuity statement. I have owned it for five years now. A charter 14. Up until now, the last four years my contract gave me an average… Read More

For the millions of boomers moving into their golden years, many are quickly discovering the phrase “this isn’t your parents’ retirement” couldn’t be truer. Traditional retirement plans were often built around the three-legged stool concept, supported by pensions, Social Security Income and savings. Yet today, those legs are wobbly at best. Defined benefit plans have… Read More

You’re probably familiar with the saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” For clients who experienced a great deal of loss in the market crash of 2008, this phrase rings resoundingly true. Given the challenging economic environment we continue to face, the benefits of indexed annuities have never been more apparent. They offer… Read More

One of the most common requests I receive from my agents is for a simple, easy-to-explain, and easy-to-illustrate idea for helping clients understand exactly why they’re being presented with an annuity solution for their financial needs. For your next client who has trouble visualizing how one works and why an annuity is a fit, share… Read More

You’ve heard it time and again from clients. You’ve read about it in dozens of articles and publications. There’s even statistical evidence to support it. All in all, you’re bombarded with the fact that clients today are concerned with income – particularly the possibility of outliving the one they’ve planned for in retirement. Meanwhile, you’re… Read More