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Monthly Archive December, 2008

The SEC Rules Indexed Annuities Are Indeed Securities; Which Companies Will Now Leverage the Obama Success Model?

December 17, 2008

Nothing happens in a vacuum. If it weren’t for Dateline NBC it’s very likely that the SEC wouldn’t have voted today to characterize indexed annuities as securities. You’ll recall Dateline’s “sting” operation featuring hidden cameras and shills posing as annuity prospects. In the post-Dateline environment the SEC apparently could not fail to act. Chairman [...]