Rates on bonds, CDs and annuities have all risen in recent months, increasing the relative attractiveness of these financial products. One strategy of investing in these products is to buy multiple ...

When ranking pre-retirees’ biggest investment stressors, running out of retirement income takes the No. 1 spot. Thirty percent of workers in Franklin Templeton’s 2016 Retirement Income Strategies and ...

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

Retirees must make a choice between buying annuities or buying bonds. I ran the numbers through an annuity calculator to determine the annual cash flow yield on the annuities. Using the life ...

Understanding the nuances of how each product works is essential to determining whether they’re right for your financial goals — or how they might even work together. But comparing the ins and outs of ...

A recent WSJ article recommended that annuities be a default option in retirement plans. The author responds to readers’ ...

Annuities versus bonds: Which is the better tool? To understand this question and to really get an appropriate answer, we have to recognize where the market is in relation to how each of these types ...

Fixed indexed annuities can do a better job of de-risking a portfolio for older investors than bonds, according to Roger Ibbotson, chairman and chief investment officer for Zebra Capital Management, ...

While savings accounts or certificates of deposit should get a bump from continued interest rate hikes, the bonds in your portfolio may not fare as well. The State Street Investor Confidence Index, ...

This department is designed to help readers to a better understanding of the general business conditions which affect their investments. It is obviously impossible to give advice as to specific ...