Recent Articles, Guides, and Reports

• Deferred Income Annuities. See our example of how a $100,000 investment became $630,000 in a DIA compared with $270,000 in an immediate annuity.
• NY Times Article - Cost of Long Term Care to Double to as High as $112,000 Per Year. The majority of this cost (75% - 84%) is the cost of in-home care and nursing home care.
• Are Annuities Right For Investors Over the Age of 85? Read our exclusive article on annuities for folks 85+.
• LIFETIME INCOME BENEFIT TUTORIAL IN 7 EASY STEPS: Learn all about annuity riders that guarantee income as long as you live.
• SECONDARY MARKET ANNUITY TUTORIAL IN 7 EASY STEPS: Guaranteed, fixed payments, currently as high as 6.75%.

Alerts & Features

• COMPARE DEFERRED INCOME ANNUITIES: DIAs often have significantly higher payouts than immediate annuities. Compare those we believe to be the most competitive in the marketplace.
• COMPARE LOW COST ANNUITIES: Annuities and annuity riders that are among the best value in the industry.
• FREE BOOK OFFER: For a limited time, we are offering "Annuities for Dummies" for serious investors who are in the process of exploring annuities and have questions to ask our Annuity FYI Affiliates. Click here to request your free book.
• Secondary Market Annuities can be great alternatives to the current low yielding fixed income investments. Recently they have offered fixed compounded effective yields as high as 6%. Click here to learn more.

About Annuity FYI -- AnnuityFYI is devoted to educating investors and financial professionals about annuities. Annuity FYI was launched in November of 2000 and since then has become the nation’s most respected resource for learning about, comparing, and selecting annuities.

There are over 2,000 insurance companies in the US offering more than 15,000 annuity products. Most of these are just plain poor investments, with high fees and commissions. We believe that fewer than 2%, or 300 of them, are potentially exceptional investments worthy of your consideration. Our mission is to seek out the very best annuities and annuity riders among the thousands of products in the marketplace, and give investors the expert resources necessary to make an informed annuity purchase.

Our Annuity FYI Affiliates are always a phone call away to answer your questions, and are trained to qualify your needs, goals, and risk tolerance; direct you to annuities that are best-in-class and suited to your needs, and help you avoid annuities that are not in your best interest; and recommend the best product(s) based on your individual needs. If you are already working with a financial professional who does not specialize in annuities, Annuity FYI can work with the advisor to recommend the most suitable annuity. If you are not working with a financial professional, Annuity FYI can refer you to an Annuity FYI Affiliate who can oversee the investment of an annuity; service your needs on a regular basis to be sure your investment goals are aligned with your annuity portfolio, including regular review of your portfolio and notification of outstanding annuity investment opportunities and special offers.