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Listen to Zvi Bodie When it Comes to Retirement Planning

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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Variable Annuity Sales Down 26% in First Quarter of 2009

Variable annuity sales in the United States continue to decline in the wake of the financial crisis and capital market turmoil. First quarter sales of variable annuities totaled $30.4 billion. This represents a 26% decrease from the same period a year ago. Total variable annuity sales for 2008 totaled $154.8 billion, a drop of 15.1% from 2007. The top 5 variable annuity companies in terms of revenue were lead by MetLife : By individual companies, MetLife re-captured the No. 1 spot, with $3.7...

The Business Week Cover Story on Retirement--Life-Cycle in Theory but Status Quo in Practice

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...

Transamerica

Short Company Name: 
Transamerica
Long Company Name: 
Transamerica Life Insurance Company

The companies of

Company Type: 
Insurance Company
Address
Street Address: 
4 Manhattanville Road
City: 
New York
State: 
NY
ZIP Code: 
10577
Country: 
USA
Phone Number: 
800-821-9090
Fax Number: 
852-2877-6220, 704-330-7947
Year Founded: 
1967
Ticker Symbol: 
AEG

Standard and Poor's

Short Company Name: 
Standard and Poor's
Long Company Name: 
Standard and Poor's

Standard & Poor's is a leading provider of financial market intelligence. Standard & Poor's (S&P) is a credit and

Company Type: 
Rating Agency
Address
Street Address: 
55 Water Street
City: 
New York
State: 
NY
ZIP Code: 
10041
Country: 
USA
Phone Number: 
212-438-1000
Year Founded: 
1860

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