Shauna Croome was one of the earliest financial content contributors when Investopedia opened in 2002. She was fundamental in growing the site to become the leader in financial literacy. Shauna held ...

There are so many different types of annuities that to say "you hate annuities is like saying you hate all restaurants," says Stan Haithcock, also known as Stan The Annuity Man and founder of ...

An annuity is an insurance contract you purchase to receive payments for a specific period, such as 30 years, or for the rest of your life. By applying a mathematical formula consisting of variables ...

If you're nearing retirement right now, you're likely weighing options for turning your savings into reliable retirement income. The market has, after all, been anything but predictable recently, so ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Annuities: What They Are and How They Work Raul Ortin / Getty Images A joint and survivor ...

Charitable gift annuities can be useful tools for clients looking both to transfer assets and to derive an income stream. But planners caution that despite the advantages of CGAs, they also come with ...

Annuities are among the most daunting products for individual investors to navigate, and in our special report, we discuss the who, what, and why of them. We started with the most basic question: “Is ...

Sharon Carson admits she just did something strange. At 49, she wrote a check to an insurance company for a product that won't give her any financial benefit until she's in her 80s. Ms. Carson, a top ...

A few months back, a prospective financial planning client came into my office to get my help determining if she has built up enough wealth to retire comfortably. Let’s call her Frazzled Francine (not ...