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The first part of Professor Babbel's presentation looked at the comparative performance of fixed indexed annuities and alternative investments over a 15 year period.

This next set of slides looks at performance over a much longer time period--dating back to January 1926. 

The implied account values of the 9 year and 14 year fixed indexed annuities are again compared to the alternative investments:

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Zvi Bodie is absolutely one of the most honest and refreshing voices in finance and economics.  Professor Bodie also happens to be an advocate of life-cycle investing.

A recent interview with Bodie is highly recommended and available in U.S. News & World Report.

Highlights from the interview include:

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Business Week just ran a timely cover story on the post-financial crisis retirement landscape.  Portions of the feature present a remarkable contradiction. While there is a clear endorsement of...

This is a follow-up on two previous entries that discuss the...

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