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Financial Crisis Will be Seen Fundamentally as a Crisis for Retirees and Near Retirees

Professor James Galbraith provided a keynote address at a recent industry conference sponsored by NAVA—the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions.

Professor Galbraith comes from the Economics department at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. A Keynesian and an author most recently of The Predator State, Professor Galbraith has been a consistently strong and vocal advocate of government stimulus and intervention in response to the financial crisis.

Professor Galbraith’s basic message is...

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Consider Annuities to "Build a Pension and Salvage Your Nest Egg"

An in depth and very worthwhile article in the Wall Street Journal discusses annuities in the context of the financial crisis. Surging demand for annuities--particularly fixed--is a natural reaction to the volatility and pain experienced over the past couple of years. That said, would-be buyers need to inform themselves and consider the pros and cons associated with the entire landscape of options. Topics addressed in the article include: 1) The notion of creating a personal pension 2) Annuity...

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returning to work

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 16:43

many people who thought they would be retiring in the short term, are now realizing that due to losses in their current portfolio, they have to to back to work.

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Fixed Annuity Sales Continue to Soar While Massive Inflation Risks are Ignored

Bloomberg reports that there is continued strength in fixed and immediate...

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TARP Funds Likely Extended to Certain Life Insurers

The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to annouce that TARP funds will be extended to certain life insurers that have bank holding or thrift status. The potential TARP funds are seen as most beneficial for those life insurers whose capital bases have suffered most during the financial crisis. Strengthened capital bases are likely a positive for consumers of life and annuity products, while industry shareholders and executives would suffer from dilution of their ownership and increased...

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