Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

Most advisors are familiar with fixed index annuities and have used them in their client portfolios Annuity contracts have become an increasingly consistent part of financial advisors’ client ...

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A surge in annuity sales over the past few years has been driven by retiring baby boomers and elevated interest rates, with total sales surpassing $1.1 trillion between 2022 and 2024. Fixed annuities, ...

Fixed indexed annuities tie their performance to a stock market index. They offer principal protection and steady income in retirement. Fixed indexed annuities typically limit the returns you can earn ...

In the world of small businesses, annuities often fly under the radar. That’s right, those are the things you might associate with your grandparents’ retirement plans. As a business owner, however, ...

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How to know whether annuities fit into your retirement plan.

A proposal to regulate equity index annuities as securities is likely to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, an insurance regulator said today. “I see this as moving through the SEC ...