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Compare fixed, variable, indexed, and immediate annuities. Understand which type fits your retirement planning strategy best.

Annuities are contracts that offer steady income and are commonly used in retirement planning. However, no two retirees have identical needs, and many may require customized annuities to meet their ...

She did both by reading the fine print in two of her annuity contracts. In one case, she found she could get paid 5 percent interest for one year, tax deferred, by making an additional deposit of ...

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An annuity is an insurance contract that exchanges present contributions for future income payments. Sold by financial services companies, annuities can help reinforce your plan for retirement ...

So-called qualified longevity annuity contracts, a type of deferred annuity geared toward tax-deferred retirement accounts, seem tailor-made to address both issues.

Chariot Reinsurance (Chariot Re), the Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance sidecar company launched by MetLife, Inc. in ...

In recent years, there has been an increase in the sale of individual annuity contracts to participants in defined contribution (DC) plans, and most of these sales are of individual variable annuity ...

If you recently signed your annuity contract, you might have another way to get out of the agreement. The “free look” period is a buyer-protection provision for annuities.

Except as noted below, to the extent that contributions are made after February 28, 1986, to a deferred annuity contract held by a corporation or another entity that is not a natural person, the ...

An indexed annuity is best for someone who wants to invest the stock market but is worried about losses. With these contracts, you get some market upside without having to worry about a bad downswing.