Athene is a leading provider of retirement savings plans and the country’s largest annuities company, with more than $28 ...

The Fed’s high rates have sparked a boom in a long-overlooked investment, and sales show little sign of slowing.

While annuities can be a viable source of retirement income, they should not be bought based on the fear of stock market ...

Suddenly, that guaranteed income feels more restrictive than reliable. This is where selling your annuity payments comes in.

Annuity regulation is a patchwork of state and federal oversight, from state insurance departments monitoring agents and ...

Retirement and uncertainty go together about as well as mustard and chocolate. Which is to say, when you have the chance to ...

Will the insurance company selling the annuity be able to live up to the contract? Your annuity is only as good as the company behind it, so look into the issuer’s reputation and credit rating.

“They can get higher commissions for recommending annuities and selling annuities, and they can also get non-cash compensation like trips to exotic locations for selling a certain amount of ...

Agents and brokers selling them are usually paid by commission. “While annuities offer retirees guaranteed lifetime income, few people have them,” the CRRC study found. “These findings point ...

DPL Financial Partners LLC, which offers advisers access to commission-free annuities, has gotten a $23 million nod of ...

And with some annuities, the money will continue going to your beneficiaries if you die before it fully pays out. But true perpetuities are rare. In this article, we’ll explain what a perpetuity ...

Deferred annuities generally have long and complex contracts, and it can be difficult to understand all the fees you might pay. Insurance salespeople often receive commissions for selling ...