Three Annuity Cures for Sequence Risk

New York Life and Fidelity have introduced a variable annuity with principal-protection over 10 years. Similar protection could be obtained with an indexed annuity or with a combination of a fixed rate annuity and an S&P500 index fund.
Guest Column

We Are All Active Investors Now

By Larry Hatheway
'The biggest mistake investors could make in today’s environment is to seek a safe haven in balanced portfolios of stocks and bonds,' writes the chief economist at GAM Holding.

AIG enhances index annuities

By Editorial Staff
The enhanced Power Series also offers the Russell 2000, a U.S. small-cap stock index, and the MSCI EAFE, an international stock index, in addition to the existing S&P 500, PIMCO Global Optima and ML Strategic Balanced index options.
Anecdotal Evidence

Deregulating Retirement

By Kerry Pechter
Retirement bills close to passage in the House and Senate remove barriers to commerce in the 401(k) business but could also weaken safeguards that have been in place for many years.

Many regret claiming SS early: MassMutual

By Editorial Staff
Many people file early because they aren’t working, lack savings, and need the monthly income Social Security provides; yet the same people would benefit most from claiming later.  

COVER STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

May 10, 2019

How Debt Affects Retirement

By Kerry Pechter
“Remaking Retirement? Debt in an Aging Economy," was the theme of the 65th annual symposium of the Wharton School's Pension Research Council, held last week in Philadelphia. (Photo: Kitchen and retirement makeovers sometimes occur...
May 2, 2019

It’s No Joke: The Fed’s Comic Book is Wrong

By Kerry Pechter
The educational comic book from the New York Fed means well but perpetuates the myth that money was created in the private sector to facilitate barter and enabled commerce to flourish. History shows otherwise....
April 25, 2019

Annuities that Pay Cash Back Rewards

By Kerry Pechter
Gainbridge, a insur-tech startup, aims to sell fixed deferred and period certain income annuities online. Its sister company, Relay, uses annuities to fund cash back rewards cards. Both firms are part of Group1001 (formerly...