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As the Fed continued to raise the Fed Fund Rate, what impact has this had on the annuity product lines? On the surface, we may know the answer; however, what does it really look like. In the following charts, DDW will compare how the different annuity lines fared in the increasing rate environment.

According to Stanger Investment Banking, non-traded REITs raised almost $12bn in 2019 and nearly $11bn in 2020. In 2021, Blackstone Group’s BREIT fund raised just short of $25bn. Real estate research firm Green Street estimates that, at the peak of fundraising in the fourth quarter of 2021,...

Here’s What Rising Rates Mean to Jeffrey “Bond King” Gundlach Renowned investor Jeffrey Gundlach, popularly known as the "Bond King" (Bill Gross isn’t the only one to have earned this title) and CEO of Doubleline Capital, recently shared his macro views during a talk attended by DDW. Overall, he...

Takeaway: In today's MLCD marketplace, where there is FDIC insurance, should you be offering MLCDs with lower caps? Summary: As one of our clients said at the end of a discussion like the one below: “If I'm comparing apples to apples, why take the bruised ones?” “Wash, Rinse, Repeat” has been the...