Variable annuities can offer income in retirement and the potential for higher returns, but those perks come with trade-offs, including higher fees, limited liquidity and market risk. Before you ...

A deferred annuity is a long-term investment that grows tax-deferred and provides income in retirement. Interest earnings accumulate without immediate taxes, allowing savings to grow. Taxes are paid ...

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Annuity sales paid no heed to regulatory pressure in the second quarter. Sales were not stunted by impending interest rate cuts. Not even the summer doldrums prevented a nearly 4% increase in Q2 sales ...

Lower-fee Vanguard investment options support a wide range of retirement goals HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual), a Fortune 1000 company, ...

Indexed life and annuity products are the subject of many regulator meetings and class-action lawsuits. Despite that negative publicity, indexed life and annuity sales are booming. Wink, Inc. reported ...

Shriram Life Insurance has launched a new product, the Shriram Life Deferred Annuity Plan, which the company describes as an affordable annuity plan that balances long-term savings growth along with ...

A variable annuity is a form of annuity that provides consistently timed payments to the annuity holder in potentially varying amounts. A variable annuity is a type of annuity that provides periodic ...