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A Day at DPL with David Blanchett | Level setting with annuities

BY David Blanchett
May 18, 2020

David Blanchett, head of retirement research for Morningstar’s Investment Management group, says that among the academic community, the value of using annuities for guaranteed income is a “no-brainer.”  Many advisors, however, categorically dismiss the products. Hear his discussion with David Lau about whether refusing to use an entire product category is truly in the best interest of clients.  

A Day at DPL with David Blanchett | Level setting with annuities

David Blanchett, head of retirement research for Morningstar’s Investment Management group, says that among the academic community, the value of using annuities for guaranteed income is a “no-brainer.”  Many advisors, however, categorically dismiss the products. Hear his discussion with David Lau about whether refusing to use an entire product category is truly in the best interest of clients.  

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