Category: Investment Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Insurance Policies Are Complicated Penalties For Getting Your Money Back Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in fact deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand How Deferred Annuities Work Before An Agent Sells You One Penalties To Get Your Money Back Fees, Participation Rates And Caps On Returns Indexed annuities, like most deferred annuities, are long-term insurance contracts that promise to pay income in the future but impose penalties, known as surrender […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pitfalls For Older Consumers Complicated, Expensive And Illiquid Contracts Limits On Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency, and are illiquid (meaning it is costly to get your money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Contracts With High Fees  Withdrawal Penalties For Getting Your Money Back Lack Of Transparency On Interest Crediting And Other Features Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Income Riders Are Costly Income Rider Benefits Are Rarely Realized Other Deferred Annuity Downsides For Older Consumers Life insurance agents often encourage older consumers to purchase lifetime “income riders” for deferred annuity contracts.  These “riders” are attachments to the policy and an annual additional fee is charged by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Money Transfers Bank Flags Suspicious Transactions Protecting Seniors From Fraud Financial predators can be strangers or new friends or caregivers entering a senior’s life or those the senior has known and trusted for years.  Unscrupulous stock promoters and financial advisors may prey on seniors.  Evans Law Firm, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Contract Expenses And Fees Withdrawal Penalties Make Exiting Contracts Costly Not FDIC Insured Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant penalties if you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money In Deferred Annuities Is Illiquid Loss Of Personal Control Over Investment Don’t Be Rushed Into A Sale Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn little to no interest.  If you try to exit the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Downsides Of Deferred Annuities Surrender Penalties Lock Policyholders In Other Contract Features Diminish Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for years. Whenever a life insurance agent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Never Be Rushed Into A Sale Complicated, Illiquid Insurance Contracts Understand The Disadvantages Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency, and are illiquid (meaning it is costly to get your […]