The 50 Best Annuities: Guaranteed Income for Life
June 25, 2017 by Karen Hube
Annuities have long had a reputation for being sold, not bought. And for years, the $2.8 trillion annuity industry has grown fat on commission-based products sold primarily through insurance agents and brokers, sometimes with little regard for whether they were in their clients’ best interest. But the feast is over. And that’s good news for investors.
Many annuity agents and brokers have backed off selling traditional annuities in preparation for new regulations that impose a fiduciary standard on any investments…
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