Does the thought of retirement fill you with stress or with happiness? Everyone wants to spend their retirement in a way that brings them the most joy, whether that’s traveling the world or spending ...

Annuities can provide retirees with a guaranteed stream of income, but choosing the right type is key to making the most of these products. Making the selection requires learning about the major ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. An annuity is an insurance product that pays out income, and can be used as part of a retirement strategy.

Annuities are a popular financial product but usually one that consumers learn about only from the adviser pushing the idea. With that in mind, a California-based group called Healthcare & Elder Law ...

Have you ever gone car shopping? Even if you aren’t a car enthusiast, most people know that the vehicle should have basic safety features, like antilock backs and airbags. Most... Have you ever gone ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Transcript: JEFFREY SNYDER This morning on BRN, roughly four out of five Americans don't know what an annuity is. And joining ...

Annuities can supercharge your retirement savings, but there’s a potential downside. Nearly all annuities impose a surrender period, during which excessive early withdrawals are subject to a surrender ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) is one of the simplest types of annuity contracts. With a SPIA, you make a single large deposit with an annuity company and your monthly payments begin ...

Annuities can provide retirees with a guaranteed stream of income, but choosing the right type is key to making the most of these products. Making the selection requires learning about the major ...