For investors seeking a predictable return without the volatility of the stock market, a seven-year fixed annuity can be an appealing option. The term is long enough to secure competitive rates but ...
Interest rates are poised to drift lower again in 2025, and that shift will not just hit mortgage borrowers and bond ...
Retirement and uncertainty go together about as well as mustard and chocolate. Which is to say, when you have the chance to reduce the variability of your income streams in retirement, it’s worth ...
It feels like déjà vu. Every time rates finally climb high enough to make saving money exciting, they don't stick around for long. And with the Fed hinting at cuts in September, today's "too good to ...
Changes in the financial markets should prompt charities to lower slightly the payout rates they offer to most donors of gift annuities, according to a national organization of planned-giving fund ...
Total US annuity sales reached $119.5 billion in the second quarter, an 8% increase from a year ago and the highest quarterly result on record, according to LIMRA’s latest US Individual Annuity Sales ...