David Lau on Muck Rack

David Lau

  • Poet, Lecturer and Editor, A Journal of Poetry & Opinion
Santa Cruz
As seen in: Amazon Web Services, MSN, Wiley Online Library, The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, MDPI, Science Magazine, Barron's, The Street, DVIDS and
poetry and opinion annual since 2008 - issue 17 now available
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with David

Contact David, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Do financial advisors commit malpractice when they don't consider annuities?

|
By David Lau
| MSN Verified
David Lau In the recent Barron's Advisor article “ How to Make Sure You Have Enough to Retire, No Matter What ,” a number of financial advisors provided advice on how to work with clients to prepare them for retirement. To no surprise, advisors recognize that many of their clients are “nervous about running out of money.” However, none talked about income-generating annuities—the one solution that ensures a client will have a stream of guaranteed income that will last their lifetime.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Annuities deserve a seat at every 401(k) table

|
By David Lau
| BenefitsPRO Magazine Verified
I was interested to read the recent ThinkAdvisor article titled "Emergencies Make Annuitization a Poor 401(k) Default Option," by Alicia Munnell. I also then read her commentary titled "Annuities in 401(k) Plans Aren't All They're Cracked Up to Be" upon which the article was based. While the commentary cited new data regarding how emergency expenses can affect retirement assets, it also showed a profound lack of knowledge about annuities, their features and benefits for retirees.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Why Annuities Deserve a Seat at Every 401(k) Table

|
By David Lau
| ThinkAdvisor Verified
ThinkAdvisor provides financial advisors, registered investment advisors and wealth managers with comprehensive coverage of the products, services and information they need to guide their clients in making critical wealth, health and life decisions.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (33) Issue with article?
See all 129 articles
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified