Record demand is here. Learn how leading wealth firms are scaling annuity sales with digital workflows, without taking on compliance risk. 

Upcoming Webinar | 1pm ET | 17 November, 2026 

$464.1 billion. That’s how much Americans put into annuities in 2025, a fourth straight record. And 2026 is off to an even stronger start, with a record $228.7 billion in the first half alone. 

With 4.1 million Americans turning 65 every year and FIAs and RILAs now 45% of sales, demand isn’t slowing down. The question is whether your firm can keep up. 

Here’s the catch: manual processes can’t scale, and every shortcut is a compliance risk. 

Leading firms are digitizing product comparisons, best-interest documentation, and supervisory review, so advisors move faster and every recommendation stands up to regulators. 

Get the balance right, and you grow faster with less risk. Get it wrong, and you either fall behind or fall out of compliance. 

In this webinar, industry experts break down how to strike that balance, in three priorities. 

Three Priorities. One Growth Opportunity. 

1. Capture Your Share of Record Demand: The money is moving. Is your firm ready for it?

What’s fueling record sales, from Peak 65 to the surge in FIAs and RILAs, and how to make annuities a core part of every retirement income conversation. 

2. Stay a Step Ahead of Regulators: More sales mean more scrutiny.

What Reg BI, the NAIC Best Interest Model Regulation, and FINRA expect on annuity recommendations, alternatives, 1035 exchanges, and documentation, and the gaps that draw regulatory attention. 

3. Go Digital Without Adding Risk: Speed and compliance aren’t trade-offs.

How digital workflows automate product comparisons, capture best-interest rationale at the point of sale, flag exceptions for supervisors, and build an audit-ready record, so you can handle more volume without more headcount. 

What You’ll Take Away 

• Where annuity demand is headed next, and which products are leading. 
• Where your biggest growth opportunities are, and what’s holding them back. 
• What regulators are watching as annuity volumes climb. 
• How digital tools make advisors faster and recommendations more defensible. 
• A practical playbook for balancing growth, digitization, and compliance. 

Who Should Attend? 

• Wealth management executives
• Broker-dealer and RIA leaders 
• Annuity product, distribution, and operations teams 
• Chief compliance officers and supervision leaders 
• Technology and digital transformation leaders 

Reserve your seat today!

Reserve your seat:

David Porteous, Partner, Faegre Drinker

David Porteous routinely counsels clients in the investment management, broker-dealer and financial services industries on regulatory matters including examinations, investigations and enforcement proceedings as well as complex civil and securities-related litigation. In addition, he assists clients in developing and implementing compliance and regulatory risk management plans and represents clients in complex civil and securities litigation.

Dr. Shawn Bostic, Founder and Managing Principal, Bostic Principled Solutions

Dr. Shawn Bostic provides compliance consulting to broker-dealers and investment advisers navigating regulatory scrutiny, program gaps, and the judgment calls that rulebooks don’t answer. Her work draws on more than 30 years in financial services, including service as Chief Compliance Officer and doctoral research on compliance leadership filed with the U.S. Library of Congress. Her experience includes preparing firms for FINRA and SEC regulatory examinations; conducting branch and supervisory reviews; evaluating written supervisory procedures and compliance policies; performing annual compliance reviews and supervisory control testing; managing internal investigations and customer complaint processes; assessing regulatory and operational risk; and developing remediation strategies when weaknesses are identified.

Robert G. Alvarez has 29 years in the financial services industry, serving individuals, families and business owners. He helps clients with every part of their financial planning, from investment management and portfolio design to income and tax planning. He specializes in income and wealth planning, estate preservation and wealth transfer strategies.

Robert holds a degree in Finance from the University of South Florida and earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. He also holds the FINRA Series 7, 24 and 65 licenses, along with the Florida Life, Health & Variable Annuities License.

Tom Reeve, Product Lead, InvestorCOM

Tom Reeve is a Product Lead at InvestorCOM, where he leads product strategy for InvestorCOM’s Rollover Platform. Tom first joined InvestorCOM while pursuing a dual degree in Business (HBA) and Software Engineering at Western University, contributing to the RolloverAnalyzer product and key platform initiatives. He then spent three years as a Software Engineer at Amazon, building applications to drive operational efficiency across Amazon’s fulfillment network. Now back at InvestorCOM, Tom combines hands-on engineering depth with a sharp product instinct to build smarter, more impactful solutions for firms and their advisors.

Parham Nasseri, President, InvestorCOM

Parham Nasseri has spent his career translating complex regulatory requirements into technology solutions that improve investor and advisor outcomes. He has over 15 years of regulatory and wealth management experience, including senior roles in regulatory analytics, digital transformation, and investment analytics.

Parham currently serves as President at InvestorCOM, a leading software solutions provider for the financial services industry. He serves on several advisory boards including Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Panel, CFA Societies’ Canadian Advocacy Council, The Canadian RegTech Association, and Junior Achievements of Central Ontario. He is also the host of the Wealth Compliance Leaders series.