Annuities and the Charles Schwab Deal
Most of the annuities now on the Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade platforms are offered by mutual or foreign-owned life insurers. Lincoln Financial is the sole exception.
Longevity Insurance with an Inter-Generational Twist
In MassMutual's new all-digital deferred income annuity, an adult child is the owner, and receives income when a parent (the annuitant) reaches age 91.
Marshmallows and Social Security
Should US retirees delay claiming Social Security until age 70, even if they have to spend savings until then? The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College proposes that strategy as a default option in retirement plans.
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Incomes, Cost-of-Living Higher in Blue States: LendingTree
In LendingTree's survey, Hillary Clinton supporters were almost twice as likely to say they were financially very happy as were Donald Trump supporters (18.3% vs. 9.3%).
A new topic for Brits to argue about: Decumulation
Two UK small-plan providers, The People's Pension and Now Pensions, don't want NEST, the public DC option for small companies, to offer a retirement income strategy in competition with them.
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