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In response to the recent market volatility, Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Distributors is offering an enhanced dollarcost-averaging special on its proprietary Futurity Variable Annuity. "In this market, this is the best way for brokers to encourage investors to stay in the market," said Phil Fragasso, senior v.p. of marketing. The special gives clients an 8.5% return on funds funneled to their accounts via dollarcost-averaging arrangements, whereby a fixed amount of cash is regularly put into the account over a 12-month period. The firm's normal rate for the dollar-cost averaging feature is 7%. The firm is offering the special through the end of the month. Fragasso refused to give the firm's sales goals with the special offer, adding that the annuity is too new to make sales projections.