What a difference a year makes! Despite the bear market forecast a year ago, 2019 turned out to be a stellar year for global equity markets paced by the S&P 500. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite also posted record highs.
Structured annuities are a category within annuities that have gone from zero to $12 billion dollars in annual issuance over the last nine years. Structured annuities are also known as buffered annuities, indexed variable annuities, and index-linked variable annuities.
The HANDLS Indexes Monthly Income Report for May 2025 underscores notable recoveries across sectors, propelled by easing tariff and trade uncertainties.