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Alan Lavine

Alan Lavine is a contributing writer to REP. and author of some 15 books on investments and insurance. He also writes a column for Dow Jones Marketwatch's "Retirement Weekly."

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Newfangled Annuities Offer Benefits, Hold Risks
Mar 20, 2012
Called contingent annuities, these securities are less expensive than variable annuities and offer better tax treatment for wealthy investors. But availability is limited and some worry the risks will be difficult to...
Insuring the 100 Year-Old Client
Jan 17, 2012
The age group projected to show the greatest percentage increase in the United States and Western countries is the centenarian population. Are your clients financially equipped to live a century or more...
Reps Face Insurance Challenges in 2012
Reps Face Insurance Challenges in 2012
Jan 01, 2012
Financial advisors are increasingly concerned about the financial strength of the insurance companies whose products they sell. They cite low interest rates and exposure to the stock market via product principal guar...
Reps Face Insurance Challenges in 2012
Reps Face Insurance Challenges in 2012
Dec 19, 2011
Financial advisors are increasingly concerned about the financial strength of the insurance companies whose products they sell. They cite low interest rates and exposure to the stock market via product principal guar...
A Good Marriage: Life Insurance and Annuities
A Good Marriage: Life Insurance and Annuities
Dec 01, 2011
What do you get when you splice together a life insurance policy and an immediate annuity? A reversionary annuity. Yes, that's a mouthful, but it carries some of the advantages of each and is ideal for certain kinds...
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