Are You Comfortable With Your Retirement Savings?
Posted: July 5, 2013
Are You Comfortable With Your Retirement Savings? Do you know how much you need for retirement? If you've done the calculations, chances are you're more confident in your ability to meet your retirement savings goals than someone who hasn't. This comes from the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI), a not-for-profit organization considered to be the authoritative source on annuities. The IRI recently released statistics on retirement...
March Life and Health Insurance News You Can Use: Are You Lying? The Nose Knows
Posted: March 6, 2013
Here's One Way to Insure Your Retirement An insured retirement is one that guarantees you income and protection during your golden years. But how do you achieve that? The U.S. is facing a potential retirement crisis as 79 million baby boomers enter or near retirement; in the future, this number is likely to increase. Retirement is expensive At the same time, retirement is becoming more...
Annuities News You Can Use: 'Quest for Certainty' is Growing Annuity Sales
Posted: March 1, 2013
'Quest for Certainty' is Growing Annuity Sales The appeal of fixed income annuities is growing, according to the not-for-profit organization Insured Retirement Institute (IRI). Figures released recently by IRI indicate that fixed annuities set a new sales record in the third quarter of 2012. Sales of fixed income annuities increased to nearly $2.4 billion in the third quarter, up 3.8% from $2.3 billion in the...