ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Risky Business of Buying Insurance What is Long Term Care Insurance? Insurance is supposed to protect you from risk. By paying your premiums over the years, you ensure that when something bad finally does happen to you, you’ll have the funds necessary to assist you and remedy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Makes Annuities Sell? Annuities have become a very prominent part of the financial landscape, with large numbers of senior citizens buying them in order to secure their financial future. Looking at the details of the product, however, it’s not clear that any of the many types of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Potentially Pitfalls of the Annuity There’s a lot of contention surrounding the annuity, an increasingly common financial product as the population ages. Opinions range from embracing the product to utterly disavowing it. There’s one thing that both sides of the argument can agree on: the wrong annuity […]

ING, Voya, Transamerica, and Others Expected to Raise Rates A new year is an opportunity to make changes. Some of us resolve to eat better, lose bad habits, or improve as a person. In contrast, it seems that some major life insurance companies have resolved to increase their revenue by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities: a Mysterious Maze Lots of questions come up when we talk about annuities. What is an annuity? How does it work? It is a smart investment? An annuity is a contract between a buyer and an insurance company. Sometimes, a broker/dealer intervenes in the transaction and tries […]

Why We Aren’t Fond of Annuities Annuities are something of an open discussion among financial planners and California fraud attorneys. While many believe that annuities have become a major vehicle for potential elder abuse and scam artists, others argue that they have redeeming qualities that can make them useful for […]

California Annuity Fraud Attorneys Discuss Transparency in Annuities ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER If you or someone you know is the owner of an annuity, you know firsthand exactly how confusing and complex those products can be. Buying one involves mountains of paperwork and piles of money. Annuities are major investments, and some […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco Annuity Fraud Attorneys Explain Why the World is Turning on Annuities What’s going on with annuities? It seems like annuities are suddenly at the center of a whirlwind in the financial industry. A scathing report by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a story in Forbes: just what is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Why do Annuities Have a Bad Reputation? If you’ve been looking into an annuity, it’s almost certain you’ve come across a lot of sources warning you away. Why is that? On the surface, an annuity can make sense: purchasing an annuity now can save money on taxes, provide […]