Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

It’s common for people to think of retirement planning in terms of spreadsheets, savings goals, and stock market charts. What you probably do not imagine is a superhero swooping in to protect your ...

Inflation, turbulent markets and uncertainty around Social Security have many Americans losing sleep over retirement. But new research shows one group is more confidence than most. Nationwide’s latest ...

LIMRA data show 2025 annuity sales topping $460 billion as RILAs, FIAs, and fixed-rate deferred products drive growth.

Learn how to find the right annuity for your financial situation, risk tolerance, and retirement strategy Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Nearly two in three Americans—about 64%—say they worry more ...

When securing your financial future, especially during retirement, “annuity” often comes up. Yet, this financial product remains uncertain for many, shrouded in more questions than answers. Despite ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed ...

In my 17 years as a financial advisor, I have found that annuities are one of the most reliable products I can suggest to my clients. This is not just from research, but from my lived experience. In ...

The Association of British Insurers indicated that the total value of premiums paid into individual pension annuities reached ...

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research explored a guaranteed payout path involving defaulting 20% of a retiree’s assets greater than a certain threshold into an immediate annuity ...