Tontine Research

In recent years, the value of stock buybacks has come into question. Discover what the pros and cons of stock buybacks are.

Here's why a company might choose to repurchase its own stock, including ownership consolidation and stock valuation.

Are share buybacks a proper use of corporate capital? Under certain circumstances and in certain instances, share buybacks can be a very bad or poor use of corporate capital.

Soaring corporate debt could be the root of the next crisis.

A tontine is a kind of capital investment plan that began in the 17th century in Italy and peaked in the early 1900s in Europe and the U.S.

They used to be ludicrously popular in America. Could they be again?

You hear about it often. A company buys back its own stock. The right way to do this — good for long-term holders of shares — is called a tontine. We’ll look at six tontines down below. But first, what is it? It may sound like a French pastry, but the tontine is a legal … Continued

By Kent McKeever, Published on 01/01/10

Tontines, with the promise of mortality credits, could attract growing numbers of clients hoping to win the pension lottery.

We enable people, providers & govts. to have sustainable lifetime pensions which the OECD confirms 'allow higher retirement income' with less risk.

Better than sliced bread?

Households face two related but distinct financial challenges as they prepare for retirement: first accumulating enough retirement savings during their working years, and then spending down their a…