Category Archives: Industry Commentary

Your Work Matters. Can We Recapture Public Respect for Annuity and Life Agents?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Under the new, proposed DOL rule, you and other independent agents will be deemed fiduciaries. Yes, it’s a big change, but will it really shift the “big debate” around agents vs. fiduciary, fee-only advisors? I’m not 100% sold that it will. Many financial professionals selling fixed-type annuities are fiduciary advisors, but most annuity agents haven’t […]