It’s the dreaded “A” word — despite the benefits they offer, retirement plan participants just don’t like annuities, or at least how they’re labeled.

Ashley holds a bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism from Florida Atlantic University. If you can remember when credit card issuers regularly offered fixed interest rates on at least some of ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A fixed annuity provides investors with guaranteed income payments, typically for retirement. With a fixed annuity contract ...

Why? Because a deferred annuity allows more time for your money to grow. Both immediate and deferred annuities will be either fixed or variable, another factor that affects your monthly payment.

A fixed index annuity (FIA) balances between security and growth potential by linking returns to a stock market index while protecting against market downturns. It’s a popular choice for ...

The National Insurance Commission has issued fresh regulations on annuity business with effect from February 1, 2025, in a bid to sanitise that segment of the market.

If you’re looking for a haven for your money, with a three-year fixed-rate annuity, you can choose one paying 2.00% annually or one paying 4.25%! Other than the rate, the two products are quite ...

A fixed-rate annuity — also known as a multi-year guaranteed annuity — acts much like a bank certificate of deposit (CD). There’s a set interest rate for a set period. For example ...