Annuities

The American Council on Gift Annuities publishes suggested gift-annuity rates by age at acga-web.org .

Earning Income by Making a Gift Kelly Greene 2011

Two Types of Annuities Retirees may do best by augmenting their mutual-fund portfolios with both immediate annuities and a second variety—variable annuities that have lifetime-income benefits—according to both Ibbotson and Moshe Milevsky , a finance professor at York University in Toronto who has written extensively about the benefits of annuities.

Making the Case to Buy an Annuity Lavonne Kuykendall 2011

Mark Kantrowitz: Annuities that are part of a qualified retirement plan are not reported as an asset on the FAFSA.

Campus Overload Live with Jenna Johnson: Understanding FAFSA 2011

Annuities will be the first answer of the free market crowd but this just begs the question.

Lifespan, Social Security, and Medicare, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Say No to Annuities MS. MAXEY: Everyone is still very focused on safety.

What's Next? The Outlook for 2012 Daisy Maxey 2011

Annuities are a great way to protect against outliving one's savings, but you want to make sure the company will actually be making those payments.

The Other Reason Big Business Supports Federal Regulation, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Annuities have their own set of drawbacks, including steep fees for income guarantees, fixed payments that could lose purchasing power amid future inflation and complicated mechanics that can take hundreds of pages to explain.

Annuitizing Your 401(k) Kelly Greene 2012

Annuities typically include minimum-income guarantees or other downside protections, plus a death benefit.

Teachers' 403(b) Plans See Big Changes Leslie Scism 2012

Annuities and stocks are a completely different product.

McConnell: There's a bailout fund in current Wall St. reform bill 2010

Annuities are a good thing for Seniors, as it impels normal Consumer behavior.

Inappropriate Annuities, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009