Annuities can help secure financial stability in retirement. Annuities can be passed to beneficiaries, allowing you to pass them to the people or charities you care about. These vehicles can be ...

If you’ve ever wondered what is an annuity and whether it belongs in your retirement plan, here’s the short answer: It’s a financial product, usually sold by insurance companies, that turns your money ...

So what is an annuity? Annuities are insurance company products that pay out at a fixed rate or amount of money in a series of payments instead of a lump sum payment. Their main function is to remove ...

Most recently, Vanguard began offering employees regular payouts within 401(k) plans. An in-plan annuity lets workers ...

Retirement researchers are often enthusiastic about annuities, but many consumers are reasonably skeptical. Here to discuss basic information about annuities and their pros and cons is Christine Benz, ...

While most Americans are feeling the pinch caused by ongoing economic uncertainties, perhaps no group feels its impact as strongly as seniors, especially those on a fixed budget. Despite easing ...

Vanguard has announced a new 401(k) fund that allows older employees to buy annuities. But are these complex financial products right for all retirees?

The pitch: Make your savings last as long as you do. How they work: In exchange for a lump sum, an insurance company agrees to give you a monthly check for the rest of your life or for a specified ...

There are two pretty entrenched camps on indexed universal life and annuities. And those two camps don’t seem to like each other very much. I wouldn’t classify the conflict on the level of the ...

As annuity sales continue to climb across the industry, new research suggests financial professionals are finding an added benefit in the products beyond income guarantees and downside protection: ...