Retirement planning in your mid-50s puts you in an interesting position. You're likely earning well and your career is established, but you're also starting to see the finish line on the horizon. It's ...

Inflation, turbulent markets and uncertainty around Social Security have many Americans losing sleep over retirement. But new research shows one group is more confidence than most. Nationwide’s latest ...

Emergency expenses are eating up a lot of retirees’ money.

Annuities have become an increasingly popular retirement tool, with total annuity sales hitting $119.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025, an uptick of about 8% compared to Q2 2024, according to ...

While financial advisors and investors may not have always embraced annuities, it’s clear those views are shifting. In 2024, annuities enjoyed record sales for the third consecutive year, and are now ...

A six figure nest egg can feel substantial, but when you turn it into guaranteed income, the real question is how much shows up in your bank account each month. A $100,000 annuity is essentially a ...

An annuity is a financial product that provides a stream of income over a set period. Annuities are often used in retirement planning as a way to generate income from a lump sum investment. However, ...

Annuities can help secure financial stability in retirement. Annuities can be passed to beneficiaries, allowing you to pass them to the people or charities you care about. These vehicles can be ...

We recently featured a story on how to get more people to buy annuities. Readers had a lot of questions about it. The article—written by Olivia S. Mitchell, a professor at the University of ...

Employers have done a lot of work over the past two decades to make it as simple as possible for American workers to save for retirement. Many employers automatically enroll new hires into 401(k) ...

Annuities are financial products that give you a steady income stream when you retire. You can contribute to these insurance products with tax-free dollars and then pay taxes when you receive money ...