ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex, Expensive Insurance Contracts Surrender Penalties On Withdrawals Sales Commissions, Contract Fees And Caps On Returns Life insurance agents often approach older consumers with proposals for deferred annuities as vehicles for retirement income. Deferred annuities are complex insurance products and are not like direct investments in mutual funds, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Costly And Complex Insurance Contracts Withdrawal Penalties For Getting Your Money Back Other Disadvantages For Seniors Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are illiquid. The contracts are illiquid […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Getting Out Of A Contract Is Expensive Sales Commissions, Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid The Sales Hype Around Annuities Long-Term Contracts Are Costly To Exit Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complicated Long-Term Insurance Policies Getting Your Money Back Is Costly Commissions, Annual Fees And Low Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Contracts Tie Up Your Money Loss Of Control Over How Your Money Is Invested Fees And Caps On Returns Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts with penalties if cashed in too early. Income annuities require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding The Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities Particular Dangers For Older Consumers Some Of The Primary Downsides Explained Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Deferred annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Earn High Commissions On Deferred Annuity Sales The Riskier The Investment The Higher The Commission Commissions Versus Fee-Based Advice Risky investments like fixed indexed and variable annuities, non-traded REITs (real estate investment funds), and private placements typically pay out high commissions – some as high as 10% […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Oversimplify How Deferred Annuities Work The Dangers For Seniors Are In The Details Exchanging Existing Annuities Can Be Very Costly Deferred annuities come in various forms, but one of the products insurance agents promote for seniors are fixed indexed annuities (FIAs).  Agents sell FIAs to seniors in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Free Lunch Seminars and Ads Push “Financial Strategies” If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Usually Is Take Your Time and Do Your Homework Older adults are too often the targets of annuity salespeople intent on earning a sales commission.  Sales tactics include free lunch or […]