Buying an annuity is a major financial decision. You’re often tying up your money for a long time and, since many people use these financial products to fund their retirement, you’ll be relying on ...

What is a Variable Annuity? A variable annuity is an insurance contract between an insurance company and you. You purchase an annuity contract through a single payment or through a series of payments ...

In today’s environment of financial uncertainty, having some form of guaranteed retirement income is especially appealing. For starters, you don’t have to worry about the stock market fluctuation or ...

Deferred variable annuities allow the investor to accumulate value in the annuity over time without paying taxes, unless they withdraw money during this phase. Immediate variable annuities require a ...

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Finance author and media personality Suze Orman warns of a common retirement mistake.

Annuities are often purchased to help secure a reliable stream of income in retirement. Life insurance companies are the primary provider of annuities. Each company on our list offers a variety of ...

Annuities — with their rules, riders and variations — can be a mystery to clients. Instead of causing their eyes to glaze over with long-winded explanations of this insurance product’s potential ...

It sounds redundant: Put a tax-deferred investment, like a variable annuity, inside an already tax-deferred IRA or retirement account? But the wisdom of such a move is actually subject to much debate.