Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

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Annuities provide retirees and near-retirees with a tax-deferred way to supplement their retirement income. By entering into a contract with an insurance company and making a lump-sum payment or a ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Income Laboratory, Inc. (Income Lab), maker of award-winning retirement income planning software, today announced the launch of its cutting-edge annuity modeling, comparison, ...

Retirement planning has always been challenging, and it has only gotten more complex in today's unusual economic landscape. Between the ongoing issues with stock market volatility and sticky inflation ...

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It’s no secret that annuities play a pivotal role in retirement planning, providing a steady income. Despite certain tax advantages, annuity taxation has several intricacies that must be understood ...

FIDx CEO Rich Romano says operational friction, compliance complexity and fragmented workflows, not lack of demand, are holding advisors back from delivering guaranteed income solutions at scale.