Category: Annuities

Variable Annuities – Do You Really Want To Pay More for Insurance?

It seems the older we get, the faster time flies. I can’t believe it’s almost the end of the year. After being out of the office for more than two weeks, I knew I’d have a bunch of email waiting for me. One email in particular caught my attention. Paul G., (of Queens, NY), who…
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Annuities Have High Surrender Charges And Pay High Commissions Part 1: Surrender Charges

My son walked into my office on Friday, the day before Halloween… and said, Hi dad: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Ice Cream! Ice cream who? Ice cream every time I see a ghost. I haven’t seen any ghost lately, but hearing about financial people who mislead consumers really makes me want to scream! Last week I…
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Annuities Have High Surrender Charges And Pay Huge Commissions Part 2: Commissions vs. Fees

In Part 1 of this post, I covered the issue of surrender charges; why they exist, the actual real cost to access your funds and the mutual benefits to you the consumer and the insurance company – in response to the email I received from Eugene J. from Ann Arbor, MI who inquired about annuity…
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