A: An annuity is a contract with an insurance company. In the most basic annuity type, income annuities, you give the insurance company a pool of your money, and they send it back to you as a stream ...

A variable annuity is an insurance contract that invests in market-based subaccounts and grows tax-deferred. It may offer features like lifetime income guarantees or death benefits. These features ...

Indexed life insurance and annuities are some of the best-selling products on the market. That isn’t likely to change, despite some headwinds in the forecast.

Thinking about turning your 401(k) into guaranteed income? Experts explain when rolling it into an annuity makes sense — and the risks to know first.

Rolling your 401 (k) into an annuity might sound like a safe, conservative move, but it can be risky if you don’t think it ...

Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (Jackson®), the main operating subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc.2 (NYSE: JXN), today launched Jackson Income Assurance℠ and Jackson Income Assurance℠ ...

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) announced today the latest enhancements to its fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) to help meet investor needs for more upside growth opportunity ...

Annuities are finding a place in American retirement portfolios thanks to their ability to provide guaranteed income for life. An annuity is protected, can grow tax deferred and provides peace of mind ...

American Life & Security announces a partnership with Nasdaq Global Indexes to launch the Nasdaq-100 Intraday Elite 15% Index, which is now available on the American Select Fixed Indexed Annuity.

On Real Possibilities with AARP Michigan, Tom Jacobs of Jacobs Financial Services describes the certainties of retirement planning when unhelpful advice from the outside might confuse folks.