Annuities

Annuities: Eleven Critical Questions to Ask Before You Buy (Or Even After You Own)

The takeaway:  There are 11 critical questions you’ll want to ask before you buy an annuity.  Played right, annuities can alleviate any fear you might have of outliving your money.  Played wrong, and you’ve needlessly parted with a lot of cash.  Annuities are simple in concept, but the devil’s in the details.   $$$ Part 1 … [Read more…]

Four Ways We Boomers Ruin Our Retirement Lives

The takeaway: There are four ways we Boomers ruin our retirement lives. The only time we really hear about these four ways is when a pro athlete makes the news for squandering millions and being broke.  Bulletin: We Boomers are just as capable of squandering our lifetime earnings and ruining our retirement lives.  Avoid these … [Read more…]