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Monday, February 22, 2021 On January 8, 2021, without admitting or denying the findings, VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., (VALIC) entered into a settlement with FINRA Enforcement, through an Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) where the factual allegation was that between January 1, 2017, and October 31, 2018, the broker-dealer failed to “establish a reasonably designed system and written supervisory procedures for the surveillance of rates of [Variable Annuities] exchanges and for corrective action in the case of inappropriate exchanges, in violation of FINRA Rules 2330(d), 3110,...

Share: IRS decision allows financial professionals to streamline the use of annuities in their practices Security Benefit today announced that it has received a favorable private letter ruling (PLR) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that payment of certain investment advisory fees from an annuity contract are not treated as a taxable event by the contract owner. This provides financial professionals and their clients with greater flexibility to incorporate non-qualified fee-based annuities in their portfolios. "We are pleased to receive this favorable treatment from the IRS for our alre...

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images With variable annuities, you invest a sum that's returned with interest in periodic payments. Unlike traditional annuities, variable annuities earn and pay a fluctuating rate, based on investments you select. Variable annuities can offer bigger returns, but their fees are high and they're subject to investment risks. An annuity is a little like a self-funded pension: You pay an insurance company a lump sum now and, in exchange, the insurance company pays you back later, in steady installments — with interest. How much interest ...

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