Does the thought of retirement fill you with stress or with happiness? Everyone wants to spend their retirement in a way that brings them the most joy, whether that’s traveling the world or spending ...

Indexed annuities account for four out of every 10 fixed annuity sales, after just being introduced 16 years ago! Although IAs may be fairly immature in terms of the product life cycle, their sales ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. An annuity is an insurance product that pays out income, and can be used as part of a retirement strategy.

A charitable gift annuity offers an interesting and beneficial option to the philanthropically-minded individual. Not only does this arrangement allow you to support your favorite charitable ...

An indexed annuity ties part or all of the crediting rate of an annuity to the performance of an investment index, such as the S&P 500. Keyport Life issued the first modern U.S. indexed annuity in ...

<div class="Section1">Strictly speaking, the term &ldquo;annuity&rdquo; refers to a series of payments over time in which the principal (or purchase price) and ...

Have you ever gone car shopping? Even if you aren’t a car enthusiast, most people know that the vehicle should have basic safety features, like antilock backs and airbags. Most... Have you ever gone ...

A single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) is one of the simplest types of annuity contracts. With a SPIA, you make a single large deposit with an annuity company and your monthly payments begin ...