In the world of finance, an annuity is a contract between you and a life insurance company in which you give the company a lump sum or series of payments, and in return, the insurer promises to ...

Annuities are rising in popularity once again, with rates increasing over the last couple of years. If you are considering an ...

Retirees must make a choice between buying annuities or buying bonds. I ran the numbers through an annuity calculator to determine the annual cash flow yield on the annuities. Using the life ...

I started thinking about retirement about 42 years ago when I opened my first IRA at 23. Since then, I have had some good years and lean years. I am now within a year of retiring at 66. It strikes me ...