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A former black sheep, indexed annuities are becoming more popular.

Money has hemorrhaged out of U.S. stock funds for 18 weeks in a row, with an estimated $15 billion flowing out in August alone.

Equity-indexed annuities are complex investments sold by insurance companies that pay investors part of the capital appreciation in a stock index and guarantee a minimum return if the contract is held to maturity.

Vanguard has preserved a reputation as the lowest-cost provider of investment options since John Bogle founded the company in 1974, operating on an at-cost basis in a world motivated by profit.

A New York regulator alleges that the insurer limited the returns of legacy variable annuity clients.

Allianz Life’s MasterDex X still top of the indexed annuity heap. Sales of the popular product helped Allianz maintain its place as the top seller of indexed annuities.

I hear all the time from diehard investors and salesmen of annuity products that “the stock market is nothing more than rolling the dice at Vegas!” .

FINRA is looking closely at disclosure, suitability and yield-chasing practices associated with VAs.

VA sales leaders – Participating issuers, ranked by new sales – February 3, 2013

Move to RIA compensation model, new benefit focus just two of the issues to expect in 2013.