Special report: Variable annuities

A look at the latest trends in variable annuity sales and strategies.
MAR 27, 2012

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OnePoint BFG taps RISR as advisors chase business-owner clients
OnePoint BFG taps RISR as advisors chase business-owner clients

The partnership arrives as most small business owners near retirement age still don''t have a formal succession plan in place.

Trust & Will cuts staff amid restructuring, AI disruption
Trust & Will cuts staff amid restructuring, AI disruption

A spokesperson for the estate planning fintech cited AI's reshaping of the industry as Trust & Will restructures its business.

Ex-Merrill broker who allegedly wooed client to pay $2.75 million to dismiss lawsuit
Ex-Merrill broker who allegedly wooed client to pay $2.75 million to dismiss lawsuit

Juan Rionda, a Merrill veteran, told bereaved client that “he loved her,” convinced her to give him cash, a Florida lawsuit claimed. 

Carson Group adds $236 million California team in latest deal
Carson Group adds $236 million California team in latest deal

Omaha-based RIA expands Northern California footprint with Roseville acquisition amid record annual pace for wealth management M&A.

Envestnet expands tax-management push with Vanguard alliance
Envestnet expands tax-management push with Vanguard alliance

Advisor's Alpha framework joins Envestnet's platform, giving advisors new tools to manage client tax exposure year-round.

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income

SPONSORED Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.