Annuities are often purchased to help secure a reliable stream of income in retirement. Life insurance companies are the primary provider of annuities. Each company on our list offers a variety of ...

Yesterday, Morningstar's Jasmin Sethi published a comprehensive paper called "Should We Have More Annuities?" She responds yes, but with an asterisk. Jasmin has little use for complex products, such ...

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If you’re considering buying a fixed-rate annuity, which acts much like a tax-deferred version of a bank CD, should you wait until rates move higher? Probably not. First, it’s impossible to know when ...