- LIMRA®
Secure Retirement Institute: Fourth Quarter U.S. Single-Premium Pension Buy-Out Sales Jump 21%
The U.S. single premium buy-out sales totaled $13.7 billion in the fourth quarter, up 21% from fourth quarter 2019, according to the Secure Retirement Institute® (SRI®) U.S. Group
- Joe Innace
Presidents and portfolios
Does it really matter?
There’s no question that American presidents can move markets with their remarks — and especially when the leader of the free world has a penchant for tweeting. In the early morning hours of October 2, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had tested positive for COVID-19, and the Dow Industrial Market Futures tumbled nearly 400 points.
There is also little doubt that America is at an unpredictable, divisive time in its political history — one exacerbated by the uncertainty of an ongoing pandemic. The national uneasiness is reflected by wild gyrations in the stock markets, and volatility rules.
- Joe Innace
The Pandemic, Politics and Markets
Some financial advisors consider the big unknowns
While the pandemic-induced investor panic of March 2020 has largely subsided given a rebound in stock markets, some financial advisors maintain that clients’ anxieties are now focused on something else: political uncertainty. Others, however, point to sustained COVID-related economic fallout as the primary worry.
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Secure Retirement Institute: Fourth Quarter U.S. Single-Premium Pension Buy-Out Sales Jump 21%
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Presidents and portfolios
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The Pandemic, Politics and Markets
- Bobby L. Hickman
The Death of Cold Hard Cash?
Pandemic accelerates shift to digital payments, money transfers.