Contributions to a variable annuity are invested in a portfolio of stocks, bonds and other assets, similar to a mutual fund. If your investments do well, your account balance will grow more ...

With Trump’s tariff recently causing a sudden spike in stock market volatility, it’s not hard to imagine that many folks are ...

By combining dividend stocks, bonds, REITs, annuities, and other options, you can create a well-rounded portfolio tailored to ...

Retirement investors are pouncing on a type of annuity that promises the best of both stocks and bonds: gains and protection, wrapped neatly into one.

Like fixed annuities, bonds provide regular interest payments. However, bonds are subject to credit and interest rate risk, while fixed annuities offer a guaranteed return and safety of principal ...

Insurers have been busy creating commission-free annuities that work for the fee-only advisor. When will investors notice?

but they also have less potential for significant gains or losses than variable annuities. Eric Bond, wealth advisor with Bond Wealth Management in Long Beach, California, says a newer type of ...

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In these cases, SPIA annuities pay more than Treasury bonds, have some tax advantages, and are potentially quite useful for early and standard-age retirees. One of the central problems of living ...