I’ll summarize my takeaways below, but if you have 20 minutes, watch this entertaining segment from John Oliver: “Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Annuities
Variable Annuity: Buyer Beware
Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on February 8th, 2016We often evaluate an investor’s portfolio and see a variable annuity as part of the portfolio inside or outside an IRA. I believe they are over-used and should be evaluated carefully. There are a number of features that I dislike:
Variable Annuities? Buyer Beware
Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on July 21st, 2014A recent FINRA investor alert gets right to the point: “The marketing efforts used by some variable annuity sellers deserve scrutiny—especially when seniors are the targeted investors.” As if these products weren’t complicated enough variable sales pitches are sometimes tailored to confuse. Others employee scare tactics and share false claims.
