Annuities Advantages and Disadvantages for Retirement
Words: 835 836Before my grandfather retired, he kept his savings in a handful of index funds and checked their balance once a quarter. After he stopped working, he moved half of that money into an annuity that promised monthly checks for life. He told me the first payment felt like relief: no matter what the market did, he knew exactly how much would arrive on the fifteenth of every month. An annuity is a contract with an insurance company where you pay […]