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    States Implement Best-Interest Standard for Annuity Sales

    The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has updated past regulations to ensure that insurance companies provide transparent, consumer-focused recommendations to consumers. Now,…
    Sheena Zimmermann
    Sheena Zimmermann, M.Ed. February 5, 2021
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    Wells Fargo to Pay $2 Million for Unsuitable Recommendations to Liquidate Variable Annuities

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has accused Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Wells Fargo Clearing Services of failing to supervise advisors…
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    Kim Borwick September 9, 2020
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    How Changes in Tax Policy Might Affect Investments in 2021

    The recent $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act effectively tripled the federal budget deficit and ballooned the national…
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    Anthony Termini July 30, 2020
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    Analysts to Congress: Annuities Can Reduce Retirement Risks

    By Eric Bank, Expert Contributor With greater reliance on defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts, Americans are becoming increasingly responsible for…
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    New Rule to Protect Consumers Buying Annuities

    A new government regulation aimed at enforcing tougher ethical standards on annuity brokers and other financial professionals is set to roll out nationwide June…
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    Rachel Christian February 24, 2020
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    Congress Grapples with Meaningful Retirement Reform

    The United States is staring down the barrel of a retirement crisis, and there doesn’t seem to be any way to dodge it. The…
    Elaine Silvestrini, Annuity.org Writer
    Elaine Silvestrini June 11, 2019
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