Eric T. Sondergeld

• Substandard Annuities: Providing Guaranteed Income for More Clients

  By Eric T. Sondergeld  |  November 1, 2006

  The oldest of the baby boom generation turns 60 this year. It is also the last year that there are fewer than 3 million 60-year-olds. This number will grow at such a rate that there will be more than 4.5 million new 60-year-olds when the younger

• Dive Into The Retirement Pool Now

  By Eric T. Sondergeld  |  November 10, 2003

  Dive Into The Retirement Pool NowIf you are like many in the financial services industry, you think the retirement boom is still five or 10 ...

• Get The Word Out On Retirement Risks

  By Matthew Drinkwater, Eric T. Sondergeld  |  April 29, 2002

  Get The Word Out On Retirement RisksAnnuities, health insurance, pensions, long term care insurance, and life insurance can help those in their sunset years to ...

• Fixed Annuity Sales Hit Record $71.5 Billion In 2001

  By Eric T. Sondergeld  |  March 18, 2002

  Fixed Annuity Sales Hit Record $71.5 Billion In 2001Sales of fixed annuities reached an all-time record of $71.5 billion in 2001, growing at a 36% ...

• Fixed Annuity Sales Surge Amid Market Turmoil

  By Eric T. Sondergeld  |  October 8, 2001

  Fixed Annuity Sales Surge Amid Market TurmoilSales of fixed annuities, once the bread and butter of the annuity industry, were eclipsed by variable annuities in ...