Seniors, beware 'free lunch'

Story date: 2007-09-11 12:11:00
Added on: 2007-09-11 10:00:19

Baltimore Sun - These consumers are contacted later by salespeople pitching variable annuities, reverse mortgages, equity-indexed annuities, mutual funds and real estate investment trusts, the report found. Salespeople often play on your fears, such as the loss of ...


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