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\t\t\t\tThe National Association of Securities Dealers has issued an “Investor Alert” warning of a rise in deceptive sales practices in the sale of annuities to senior citizens <\/p>\n

The NASD also states that consumer confusion about annuities has also risen. “This is due, in part, to questionable or deceptive sales practices employed by companies and agents looking to take advantage of uninformed consumers,” it adds.<\/p>\n

An “annuity” is defined in the release as “a contract in which an insurance company makes a series of income payments at regular intervals in return for a premium or premiums you have paid.”<\/p>\n

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The National Association of Securities Dealers has issued an “Investor Alert” warning of a rise in deceptive sales practices in the sale of annuities to senior citizens The NASD also states that consumer confusion about annuities has also risen. “This is due, in part, to questionable or deceptive sales practices employed by companies and agents […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3828,3788,3803],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-annuities-and-insurance","category-nasd-enforcement","category-senior-investors"],"yoast_head":"\nAnnuity Sales Fraud of Seniors is Growing, Says the NASD — Investor Lawyers Blog — June 6, 2007<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Association of Securities Dealers has 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