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The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Will These Investments Beat Immediate Annuities? Annuities have a mixed reputation, but one variety -- immediate annuities -- have been steadily growing. Does their increasingly popularity make them right for you, or are there better ways to build a secure retirement income stream?  |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2010 John Rosevear |
Is This the Lamest Investment Ever? Annuity sales are on the rise. Should you consider one?  |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Strategy Will Save Your Retirement It's not just about income. Even retired investors can afford to invest a modest amount in growth stocks.  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
A New Annuity You Probably Don't Need New York Life is rolling out a new offering of variable annuities. But variable annuities are often a bad idea for consumers. Investing directly in stocks may be a better idea.  |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Count on This Retirement Cure-All Annuities might not be right for your retirement.  |
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Ellen Hoffman |
Annuities: Don't Believe The Hype Many of the tax benefits of variable annuities no longer exist, but the hard sell continues  |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Income for the Rest of Your Life As you near or enter your golden years, a reliable, sufficient, income stream to live on becomes ever more valuable. Alas, with pensions disappearing, this goal is harder to achieve than it used to be. Here are some options.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Fall for This False Retirement Promise By taking matters into your own hands, you can build your own comfy retirement through annuities, dividends, or a combination of both.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
How Washington Might Change Your 401(k) These financial reforms could affect your future retirement.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Congress Won't Save Your Retirement Don't expect a government bailout.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black |
The Pros and Cons of Annuities With retirement accounts battered by the bear market, guaranteed income from a fixed annuity now has more appeal, especially for clients who may be too close to retirement to count on a rebound from equity markets alone. This article surveys types of annuities, tax implications, and fees.  |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Buz Livingston |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Be careful, be very careful, when listening to sales pitches from insurance agents promoting retirement planning. Big commissions and poor performance can cost you.  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Much-Hated Investment Could Actually Help You Few investments inspire such devotion and scorn as annuities.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2009 John Rosevear |
Don't Make These 3 Rash Moves Feeling pressure to pump up your retirement portfolio? Avoid these errors.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Social Security Is for Suckers Can you retire on what Social Security will really give you? Your best chance of making sure your golden years are truly golden is to start investing for them now, while you still have the time you'll need to build your nest egg.  |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement The question you've always asked is finally answered. But there's a lot more to retirement than simply picking up shares of high-yielding stocks.  |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
10 Ways to Find More Retirement Income Boost your nest egg beyond Social Security, pension, and savings.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Retire Rich While Others Work Forever Don't freak out about retirement -- take steps to secure it.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Investment Won't Save Your Retirement Annuities can't work if you don't have the money to buy them.  |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Maybe You Can't Handle Retirement Take a dry run through it and see how you do.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement For a secure retirement, it is important to invest in stocks that regularly pay dividends. Here's why.  |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How to Prevent a Retirement Implosion Even if you think you've saved enough for a comfortable retirement, you're not out of the woods yet. The key is making it through the first few years. Here's how.  |
Registered Rep. January 15, 2013 Alan Lavine |
Solving the Riddle of the Immediate Annuity Clients torn between leaving money to heirs or buying an immediate annuity? Here's how to help them decide.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Annuities: Who Needs Them? Looking for an expensive, ho-hum way to save for retirement? Then an annuity might be for you.  |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Thomas Scott |
What An Airline Crash Taught Me About Retirement Planning It doesn't take a catastrophic crash to cause significant injuries, in an airliner or in a retirement plan. As advisors, how can we best assure our clients will have an adequate income stream for their lifetimes?  |
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Katie Libbe |
Learning From Clients' Fears The retirement landscape is changing, and baby boomers are eager for help with navigating the new reality. Anxiety is high not only about saving for retirement, but having income in retirement has also become a major concern.  |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Won't Solve the Retirement Crisis Promoting annuities has more cons than pros.  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Where Retirees Can Find More Income Retirees need money, but guaranteed options have their drawbacks right now.  |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Alan Lavine |
Sudden Impact How can advisors minimize the effect of large losses in a retirement portfolio just when clients want to begin withdrawals?  |
Registered Rep. August 12, 2011 Diana Britton |
Retirement Income Fever The industry has responded to the great wave of retirees that has just begun with an increased focus on creating retirement income streams -- successfully. It's always a tough feat, what with expanding life expectancies and estimating health care needs far out in the future.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Annuities From Bust to Boom With roughly 76 million baby boomers set to retire, the insurance industry could be poised to significantly grow its annuity market.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Tracey Longo |
Living Long, Living Well A handful of insurers and advisors have been touting "longevity insurance" for several years now -- an income annuity-based product they hoped would catch fire with retirees frightened of going broke.  |
Registered Rep. November 14, 2014 Kevin McKinley |
Tapping Annuities for an Early Retirement Annuities can offer nearly unlimited savings potential and unique benefits that can pique the interest of would-be early retirees.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Tips for a More Secure Retirement You shouldn't need to worry about making ends meet.  |
Registered Rep. June 17, 2014 Alan Lavine |
Who Should Buy an Income Annuity? Pre-retirees looking to secure future income might be attracted to deferred income annuities, and indeed sales of the policies are accelerating.  |
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003 |
How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement? More Than You Think What you don't know can't hurt you, according to the old saying. When it comes to retirement planning, though, the old saying doesn't apply.  |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Why You Can't Afford to Miss These Stocks Now is the time for dividends.  |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jim Frederick |
Building A Moat Advisors give longevity insurance another look as clients face longer life spans and financial anxiety.  |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 John Rosevear |
This Common Move Will Kill Your Retirement Sometimes, the "right thing to do" is actually the wrong thing to do. You can buy stocks that will let you sleep at night -- while still giving you returns that should handily outpace those of the CD or bond fund you were going to buy instead.  |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Cover Story: Custom Job All signs point to 2010 as the year in which many substantive retirement planning reforms will either be cemented or set into motion by Congress and the Obama Administration.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 John Diehl |
Lifting The Cloud Over Annuities Anyone who sells annuities knows two things to be true: annuities can deliver significant value to clients and they are also one of the most misunderstood financial products on the market.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
6 Stocks Even Retirees Can Love Just because you're done working doesn't mean you shouldn't invest well.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2008 John Rosevear |
Don't Lose It All Your retirement "investments" could cost you everything.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
White Paper Here is what investors age 45 and older think about variable annuities -- and how much they're willing to pay for them.  |
Investment Advisor April 2010 James J. Green |
Annuity Sales Increase Reports released by the Insured Retirement Institute found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2009.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Will You Retire by Choice -- or Force? Beware: Lots of people are being forced into retirement -- and they're not ready. When it comes to compounding, the more time that passes, the greater the gain. And that's why being forced to retire early can be so disastrous.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2009 Chuck Saletta |
Are You Too Old to Start Investing? No matter how little working time you have left, you should be investing. Even if retirement is just around the corner, remember that you're looking for money to help get you through the rest of your life.  |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
A Million Bucks Ain't Enough If you're not prepared, inflation can ruin your retirement.  |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2010 Chuck Saletta |
Your False Sense of Financial Security Social Security likely won't provide as much for your retirement as you might like to think.  |