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

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...

MEDFORD, OR / ACCESS Newswire / November 18, 2025 / According to Ken Nuss, CEO of AnnuityAdvantage, the size of monthly payments from an income annuity depends on: Whether you choose payments starting ...

For many retirees, the biggest financial fear isn’t a market crash — it’s running out of money. One way to lock in predictable income for life — and avoid the nightmare of running out of money in ...

For many retirees, securing a steady stream of income is a top priority. One way to protect against the risk of outliving your savings is through an income annuity, a financial product that provides ...

Many investors use annuities as part of their overall financial planning, and these insurance-company products come with some interesting tax benefits. However, along with those benefits, you also ...

Suze Orman ran the numbers for one caller on her “Women & Money” podcast, according to Yahoo Finance. She determined that ...

While annuities are not new to the retirement income marketplace, potential clients still hesitate to adopt them, even though they address a key worry: the fear of outliving ...

The new deduction can lower your taxable income and thus your combined income. It's estimated that 90% of seniors will now pay no federal income tax on their Social Security benefits. Some other ...