Investor Alert
Variable Annuities: Beyond the Hard Sell
The marketing efforts used by some variable annuity sellers deserve scrutiny - especially when seniors are the targeted investors. Sales pitches for these products might attempt to scare or confuse investors. One scare tactic used with seniors is to claim that a variable annuity will protect them from lawsuits or seizures of their assets. Many such claims are not based on facts, but nevertheless help land a sale.
Before you invest in a variable annuity, learn how they work and what they cost.
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Global Settlement Information Now Available
On April 28, 2003, NASD, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the National Association of State Securities Administrators (NASAA), and the New York State Attorney General announced the final terms of the Global Settlement of Conflicts of Interest Between Research and Investment Banking (Global Settlement).
Read about the settlement and view investor information about the distribution fund.
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