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The Advisor’s Guide to Annuities, 6th Edition
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eBook - ePub
Available until 14 Dec |Learn more
The Advisor’s Guide to Annuities, 6th Edition
About this book
- Focuses on client needs and client interactions
- Provides in-depth explanations of different types of annuities as well as annuity-based vocabulary
- Offers helpful review questions at the end of each chapter to reinforce information learned
- Provides information about the SECURE Act and how it affects annuity beneficiaries
New in the 6th Edition:
- Shift in overall focus, starting with client needs and describing the related annuities products that meet those needs.
- New Chapter 20 covering important recent annuity-related regulations from the NAIC, SEC, Federal Dept. of Labor, and the annuity-related provisions of the Federal SECURE Act. These regulations prescribe practices that advisors must follow.
- New Chapter 18 entitled “What’s the Best Kind of Annuity for My Client?”, providing clear guidance for determining suitability of annuity types.
- New Chapter 21 covering practicing defensively in “The Advisor as Defendant,” written by an experienced expert witness in annuity-related litigation. Includes specific guidance on formulating policies and procedures to lessen an advisor's vulnerability to predatory lawsuits.
- Expanded Chapter 5 on Index Annuities, including detailed analysis of the moving parts of these contracts.
- Expanded Chapter 9 on guaranteed living benefits, including an expanded discussion of living benefit riders.
- Enhanced study aids, including chapter summaries review questions for each chapter.
Topics Covered:
- Immediate vs deferred annuities
- Fixed vs variable annuities
- Debunking common myths about annuities
- Statutory, class, and individual exemptions
- Taft-Hartley plans (Multiemployer Plans)
- And More! See the “Table of Contents” section for a full list of topics
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Table of contents
- Title
- Copyright
- About the National Underwriter Company a division of ALM
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- About the Editors
- Glossary
- Chapter 1: The Varieties of Financial Need
- Chapter 2: Meeting the Need for Income: Taking Money from an Annuity Contract: Distributions as an Annuity
- Chapter 3: Meeting the Need for Accumulating Wealth
- Chapter 4: The Fixed Declared Rate Deferred Annuity
- Chapter 5: The Fixed Index Annuity
- Chapter 6: Deferred Income Annuities (Longevity Annuities)
- Chapter 7: The Variable Deferred Annuity
- Chapter 8: Basic Costs of Annuities
- Chapter 9: Enhanced Benefit Riders in Variable and Fixed Index Annuities
- Chapter 10: Taxation of Annuity Benefits During Owner’s Lifetime
- Chapter 11: Taxation of Annuity Death Benefits
- Chapter 12: Annuities and Trusts
- Chapter 13: Annuities in Estate Planning
- Chapter 14: Current Trends in the Annuity Marketplace
- Chapter 15: The Great Annuity Debate: Are Annuities Good or Bad?
- Chapter 16: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Immediate Annuitization
- Chapter 17: Misunderstandings, Myths and Truisms about Annuities
- Chapter 18: What’s The Best Kind of Annuity for my Client?
- Chapter 19: Suitability and Fiduciary Duty
- Chapter 20: Recent Regulatory Rules and Regulations Affecting the Sales of Annuities
- Chapter 21: The Advisor as Defendant
- Index