After years in retirement wilderness – when rock-bottom rates and new pension freedoms made them look old-fashioned and poor ...
The 2026 COLA of 2.8% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.
All else equal, high-rate periods favor buyers of fixed annuities, like immediate annuities (SPIAs), deferred income ...
Pensions have been a cornerstone of retirement in America for decades. Imagine working for the same employer for decades, then receiving a guaranteed income after retirement. This was a promise of ...
Many retirees dream of traveling in retirement. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of strolling along cobblestone streets in Europe, ...
Certain annuities offer more stability than others, especially in this shifting interest rate and market landscape.
Annuity market sales are projected to reach $450 billion in 2025, roughly double the volume seen in 2020, due to retirement ...
Civil Service Retirement System retirees will see a 2.8% increase to their defined-benefit annuities next year, compared to ...
The rise in yields on long-term gilts, as UK government bonds are known, has driven up the rates offered by pension firms on ...
Drawdown pensions may not be the golden ticket to a happy retirement, the head of Pension Potential has suggested.