Chapter 43. Annuity scams and senior citizens

 

“I play my part and you play your game. You give love a bad name.”

 
 --Bon Jovi

The sellers of deferred annuities to senior citizens who may not be suitable for deferred annuities don’t give love a bad name, but they certainly give a bad name to all the honest annuity salespeople who believe in their products and sell them only to people for whom they may be suited.

The problem with selling deferred annuities to senior citizens is that time may not be on their side—deferred annuities work best only if you indeed do have time on your side.

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