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Don’t be tricked by 8% eternal Universal Life Insurance Interest Rates!

Sara Grillo

Variable universal life (VUL=mutual funds) were/are illustrated using an 8%-12% CD-like ROR eternally. This correction was updated in 2020 with AG 49A and again in May 2023 with AG49B. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice. That is a mathematical impossibility.

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Prudential Financial (PRU) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Since the launch of our FlexGuard indexed variable annuity product suite in 2020, our sales have exceeded $21 billion. Additionally, expenses were lower and include a reduction in legal reserves. Expenses in the second quarter were lower than expected, reflecting a reduction in legal reserves and the timing of expenses.

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Newton's First Law of Motion Applies to the Stock Market?

The Motley Fool

They've generally established themselves with law, legal status. Indeed it goes against most of how Wall Street operates and what mutual funds do, which is they constantly rebalance a lot of index funds rebalanced every quarter. They're eponymous, that means in each case they're named after the person who came up with it.

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Transcript: Luis Berruga, Global X ETFs

The Big Picture

I remember telling myself, why would anyone invest in mutual funds when you can buy an ETF instead? And I did the math, and I think at that point in time, roughly speaking, assets in ETS were roughly just 10 percent, 12 percent of assets in mutual funds and I was pretty convinced that that number was to increase significantly.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

One key aspect of hedge funds is their ability to implement alternative investment strategies that are not typically available to traditional investment vehicles, such as mutual funds. Hedge funds can invest in a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and derivatives.

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

One key aspect of hedge funds is their ability to implement alternative investment strategies that are not typically available to traditional investment vehicles, such as mutual funds. Hedge funds can invest in a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and derivatives.

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Transcript: Ted Seides

The Big Picture

SEIDES: But market returns across — RITHOLTZ: The past decade, 2010 to 2020, we were what? Are most people better off in an index fund than playing with an active manager, be it mutual fund or high fee hedge funds? And then it’s actually hard to make a legal bet. SEIDES: It’s lower.