Annuities

What you should know about Social Security; How late-life marriage can hurt your retirement security; Don't let the market downturn do you in

Medicare premiums to remain flat; Lackluster savings tarnishing seniors' golden years; Stop tinkering with your retirement portfolio

What to do when your pension is frozen; 8 tips to maximize your 401(k); Should boomers give millennials money advice?

The Social Security mistake even its reps are making; calculating required distributions from your retirement accounts; should you drink the annuity COLA?

Annuity sales are up, even as some experts question whether certain products make sense for clients in a low-interest rate environment.

What you need to know about IRAs and trusts; The easy solution to our retirement savings crisis; Prepare to retire with a gift annuity

Dueling data muddies Social Security Debate; Split up Social Security when couple splits up?; Beyond Medicare's ratings, picking a nursing home

3 lessons from S&P 500 high-point; Getting a read on mortgage REITs; Tax-free savings for education expenses

David Lau, the longtime COO at Jefferson National Life Insurance -- which specializes in Monument Advisor, a flat-fee variable annuity sold to RIAs and fee-based advisors -- has left the company.

Is it ever smart to tap retirement accounts early?; A 401(k) rollover checklist; 5 reasons why you shouldn't retire at 62

For advisors and their boomer and retiree clients, the new rules from Treasury could be a game changer for how they allocate 401(k) and IRA assets going forward.

The brokerage and insurance units of Compass Bank were ordered to cough up money to compensate an elderly couple for duping them into buying one too many annuities.

4 reasons not to panic about Social Security; The role of bonds in a portfolio; Education trumps retirement for single parents, and that's a cause for concern

The $400,000 Social Security question; Generating income in low-yield world; When conventional wisdom is good enough

6 ways low savers can catch up; Pitfalls of longevity annuities; 50 important stats about long-term care

6 ways new tax law benefits sustainable retirement; Who has the best retirement plan; Avoid rollovers of IRA CDs

Do you have the best or worst 401(k) plan; 7 deadly sins of retirement; How to avert a Casey Kasem-type drama

A 401(k) for everyone; A disturbing look at the new retirement; To get the annuity right, start at the finish line

When does a Roth IRA make sense; How early 401(k) withdrawals can affect your retirement security; Building a solid nest egg

What to do with a 401(k) now; When a rollover is not the best idea; Planning for a stay-at-home parent