The Street
Short Company Name:
The Street
Long Company Name:
The Street.com Ratings
Company Type:
Rating Agency
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Phone Number:
800-289-9222
Fax Number:
561-354-4497
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Consumer
The purchaser of a product or service.
A.M. Best
Short Company Name:
A.M. Best
Long Company Name:
A.M. Best Company, Inc.
Company Type:
Rating Agency
Web Site:
Phone Number:
908-439-2200
Year Founded:
1899
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PIMCO's Bill Gross Says Investors Should "Stress Secure Income" in New Era
Bill Gross manages the world's largest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). Gross suggests that the United States is entering a new era of higher savings, lower consumption and lower economic growth that could last as long as a generation. Gross recommends that investors "stress secure income " in this new environment. Recommended sources of secure income include bonds and dividend paying equities: Higher savings, lower consumption and annual economic growth of about 2...
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Sales of Variable Annuities Uncertain as Insurers Modify Products
Life and annuity insurers have been revamping their variable annuity product offerings to better fit a post financial crisis environment. As discussed in recent blog entries , variable annuity product revamps basically boil down to increasing prices and benefit reductions. The unanswered question is what impact the product changes will have on variable annuity sales. According to a recent Wall Street Journal Article, variable annuity sales grew at an 11% annual rate from 1995 through 2007...
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A Changing Variable Annuity Landscape -- What to Watch for in the Next Few Years
This is the second part of an interview with...
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