More than a dozen target-date series now offer some form of guaranteed income in retirement, and even two rarely take the ...

When planning for retirement, one of the biggest decisions you'll face is how to generate consistent, tax-efficient income. Two common options, annuities and Roth IRAs, serve very different purposes, ...

Earnings call Great-West Lifeco delivered a strong Q1 2026, achieving 20% YoY growth in base earnings and 23% growth in base EPS, with all segments posting double-digit gains. The company surpassed ...

Driven by favorable interest rates and an aging Baby Boomer demographic, U.S. annuity sales are expected to hit a near-record $450 billion in 2026, according to LIMRA. Annuities provide a guaranteed ...

I have property worth around £400,000 and my pension fund is held in a Sipp, current value £300,000. I have three siblings and have no desire for gifting.

I was planning to write about the number of TSP millionaires for this week’s column — until I started getting messages from former federal employees, all who retired on September 30, 2025, and are ...

Non-qualified deferred annuity contracts (NQDACs) are some of the most misunderstood financial products on the planet. This lack of understanding has allowed pundits to villainize them unfairly, ...

Annuities are among the most controversial financial planning tools. These insurance products have a reputation for being sold to clients who may not need them, but there are several legitimate use ...

Question: “My life insurance and IRA annuities salesman orphaned me. I’ve called the companies whose products he sold me and they are also hands-off; neither is providing any assistance to me. They’re ...

An annuity is a contract with an insurance company. With income annuities, you give them a pool of your money, and they send it back to you as a stream of income. When it comes to annuities helping ...

Annuities suffer from an image problem: They're incredibly versatile products that can solve a multitude of problems, yet they often are seen as a one-trick pony.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...