Annuities

The ‘Three-Legged Stool’ of Retirement Is Missing a Leg

Once, the tale goes, American workers relied upon a three-legged stool for their retirement income: 1) Social Security, 2) pensions, and...

Annuities Have an Awareness Problem: Why That Matters

In the 1934 comedy classic It’s a Gift, W.C. Fields’ character encounters an aggressive, slick-talking annuities salesman in an indelible...

Some Annuities Offer Big LTC Benefits Boosts

True Tamplin thinks one annuity feature that agents and advisors should consider talking more about is long-term care benefits boosters....

What is an annuity and when is it a smart investment?

If you’re nearing retirement, one of the most important (and potentially stressful) questions you have to ask yourself is “do I have...

Best Variable Annuities of this month

A variable annuity is a way to get the stability of a traditional annuity product with the gains of an investment account—for a price....

Inheriting an Annuity? Here’s a Little-Known Way to Stretch Its Tax Benefits

One of the biggest advantages of an annuity, tax deferral, can be lost when anyone other than a spouse inherits an annuity. Then, all...