The Wall Street Journal just published an interesting article asking “Are variable annuities good investments?” Ellie Lowder and Lewis Altfest have different answers to this investment debate that has been around as long as variable annuities themselves. Variable annuities are worth a look as pensions …
The fixed annuity is an important tool to help you financially in retirement. In the Leavenworth Times’ “Dollars and Sense: Income riders a way to achieve retirement goals,” Larry Martin discusses the different income rider options available with a fixed annuity. I previously blogged about …
Two new articles published by Annuity FYI give us some insight into new annuity riders. These riders not only guarantee lifetime income, they also protect your money against market risk. David Port and Kerry Pechter each wrote an exclusive article for Annuity FYI and the …
Near-retirees have purchased indexed annuities (also called fixed indexed annuities or equity-indexed annuities) in relatively modest but nonetheless record numbers in the past year or so. The reason: the guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWB) of these products are now in some cases more generous than …
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