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Yesterday, Morningstar's Jasmin Sethi published a comprehensive paper called "Should We Have More Annuities?" She responds yes, but with an asterisk. Jasmin has little use for complex products, such ...

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Because annuities offer advantages like regular lifetime payments, premium protection, tax-deferred growth, unlimited contributions, and various investment options, they should be a part of your ...

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What is the estate tax value of future state lottery payments? One might think it would be the present value the state used in calculating a lump sum payout. The IRS, however, relying upon the ...

After returning from the grocery store last week, I went to turn on my laptop. To my dismiss, it was now nothing more than a paperweight. In other words, it crashed and I needed a replacement. As a ...

Calculating the future value of an annuity is another example of the principle that money invested today will be worth more in the future. What It Measures The value to which a series of fixed-amount ...

For many, guaranteed income makes an annuity a desirable retirement choice. The biggest concern with annuities is that you can miss out on big returns during bull market runs. Are you ahead, or behind ...