Sales Commissions versus Reality
The most heavily marketed insurance product, the equity index annuity, is becoming the most litigated
Better Spending
Living Standard Risk
Life is full of risks. Many have esoteric names. Like longevity risk, the risk of
Why Divorce Will Lower Your Standard of Living
Everyone knows that divorce is expensive. Everyone knows that it will reduce your standard of
Yes, the Rich Have (Still) More Money
If you’re young, I’ve got some good news. You don’t need as much money to
How to exit a variable annuity
If you deliver bad news, you should also deliver remedies. That’s the message I got
Index Fund Wins Race Against Variable Annuity Stable
The enthusiasm of the sales force continues. But the investing public is having second thoughts.
Three Years of Prius
This morning, I looked at the gages on our 2003 Prius and smiled. They showed
Workers, Retirees, and the Consumer Price Index
So far this century, life is treating retirees about as well as those who still
How to Turn Lead into Gold
A recent column (Going for the Gold with 401(k) Plans, Tuesday, October 18) categorized 401(k)
Taking Missed Fortune to the Reality Lab
The premise of “Missed Fortune 101”, a popular insurance book, is that all of us
Some Fortunes are Lost. Others are missed.
It’s a tough story. Newlyweds in their early 20s buy their first home with no