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 ...

The looming Savings Crisis is usually attributed to people either not saving enough or making poor investment choices, but we believe there's another culprit. Many investors could benefit from a 'free ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Investopedia / Hilary Allison The present ...

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 ...

American seniors are increasingly finding value in fixed-indexed annuities. According to the Insured Retirement Institute, roughly half of the investors currently or previously owned an annuity. Sales ...

Ruark Consulting, LLC today released new industry mortality tables for variable annuity (VA) and fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products. The tables are derived from the company’s 2018 studies of VA and ...

Here is my question, which uses hypothetical values for simplicity: My RMD for 2024 is $10,000. Can I avoid paying the IRS the tax on that $10,000 this year by investing the full $10,000 RMD or the ...

SIMSBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ruark Consulting, LLC today released new industry mortality tables for variable annuity (VA) and fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products. The tables are derived from the ...