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

Yesterday, Morningstar's Jasmin Sethi published a comprehensive paper called "Should We Have More Annuities?" She responds yes, but with an asterisk. Jasmin has little use for complex products, such ...

There are so many different types of annuities that to say "you hate annuities is like saying you hate all restaurants," says ...

Editor and publisher of the Retirement Income Journal and author of Annuities for Dummies and two other nonfiction books, Kerry Pechter unpacked annuities and addressed how they fit into the ...

Advisors turn to variable annuities to achieve a range of objectives, from retirement income to principal protection. Variable annuities are an important tool for many advisors and financial ...

An annuity is a contract sold by an insurance company, bank or investment broker that exchanges present contributions for ...

Changes to the income tax act that take effect in January will dial back the tax advantages of a key retirement tool for many clients: prescribed annuities. In spite of the changes, however, these ...