There’s a reason older Americans are advised to think carefully before signing up for Social Security. For many people, those benefits are their only source of retirement income. For others, they’re ...

Immediate annuities have payments that begin with 12 months of purchase. They are typically purchased with a lump sum.

There’s a reason so many retirees appreciate having Social Security. Those benefits not only provide steady, reliable income, ...

MetLife, Inc., a provider of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programmes, has finalised its previously announced ...

The retirement planning landscape has shifted dramatically over the past decade. With traditional pensions becoming increasingly rare and Social Security facing long-term funding challenges, Americans ...

Nationwide’s latest research finds that 76% of investors with annuities expect to retire when they want, compared to just 49% of those without them. However, planned retirement ages have crept later, ...

Annuities are having a moment, to the tune of $105 billion in sales for the first quarter of 2025. It’s the sixth consecutive quarter in which sales topped $100 billion. This record-setting growth in ...

Annuities give you a guaranteed stream of income in retirement, but they aren’t created equal. With hundreds of annuities in the market to choose from, some will cost you more than others. It doesn’t ...

Marking its first new target-date addition in two decades, Vanguard’s new CITs offer 401(k) participants another option in ...