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 ...

Annuities can be helpful to avoid market volatility and could be the perfect fit in your retirement portfolio. In this week’s episode, Chris Heerlein explains at the most basic level, an annuity is a ...

Many things in life are uncertain, and retirement is no exception. With longer life spans and unpredictable economic factors, investors are looking for ways to stretch their retirement dollars.

Annuities are growing in popularity among older investors, and there’s a good reason for that. Year after year, retirees tell researchers that running out of money is among their top worries. And the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Josh Bradley of Capital City Financial Partners answers questions covering the basics of index annuities. What is an index annuity? “An index annuity is very similar to a ...

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 ...

You’ve got plenty of options for planning out your retirement paycheck. If you have a workplace 401(k) plan, you may want to keep your money at work in mutual funds or index funds, earning higher ...

Securing a steady stream of income is a key part of any successful retirement strategy. Predictable cash flow is indispensable in your golden years. Sadly, corporate pensions that provide reliable ...

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 ...

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.

Welcome to Money Basics, Yahoo Finance’s new personal finance series offering quick explanations for some of the most important terms involving your money. If you’re planning for your retirement, you ...