What is an Indexed Annuity?

March 23, 2021

This week’s article provides an easy answer to the question ‘What is an Indexed Annuity?’ “An indexed annuity is a type of annuity contract that pays an interest rate based on the performance of a specified market index, such as the S&P 500. It differs from fixed annuities, which pay a fixed rate of interest, and variable annuities, which base their interest rate on a portfolio of securities chosen by the annuity owner. Indexed annuities are sometimes referred to as equity-indexed or fixed-indexed annuities.” If you are interested in learning more or have any questions, call us. We’re always here

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Saving for retirement

A Simple cure for that risk

March 3, 2021

This week’s article tells us “experts want you to start saving as soon as possible, no matter what amount you can afford to put away.” The first goal is to simply get into the habit of saving for the future because the future comes sooner than you think, and “the second is to take advantage of as many compounding returns as you can: The longer your money is invested in the market—even if it’s a smaller amount—the longer it has to grow and generate increasingly larger returns.” The article also tells us “this turns most of us into market watchers.

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financial terms

Help with financial terms

February 3, 2021

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a conversation with a financial professional and realized you have no understanding of the meaning of the words he is using? We try to keep things simple around our office and go to great lengths to make sure that you understand what we are speaking about, but that doesn’t mean that others you may be dealing with in the financial community do the same. So I thought to share with you a dictionary of terms that you can keep on hand should you ever need them. (Thank you to the Insured

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outliving your retirement

The Stanford Longevity Project Looks at Annuities

January 21, 2021

This week’s article references a topic we have been reflecting on over the past few months and that is the understanding that “retirees face a number of challenges to their financial security, including living longer and facing the danger of depleting their savings too soon. The pandemic has further threatened retirement nest eggs, as a growing number of people have needed to take Social Security benefits early, before full retirement age, thus reducing those payments in the long run.” You may be interested in a study by Principal Financial Group in conjunction with the Stanford Longevity Project that discusses these

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Decide when to start

September 14, 2020

So many people are talking about retiring and hoping to do it soon that I thought to share with you an article that discusses those items in a check list form that you need to think about and pick the choices that work best for your situation. While medicare coverage begins at age 65 regardless of your Social Security full retirement age, when you start to collect on your Social Security benefits is much more within your control. So is purchasing a product that can provide you with additional income, in a form that you can’t outlive it. Take a

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Causing Worry

August 17, 2020

The ongoing pandemic is causing people to worry, “whether they are approaching their retirement age or just starting out in their career – anxious about their finances, and retirement plans. This is the reason why more and more people are increasingly considering lifetime income products that are less vulnerable to factors like market volatility, retirement longevity, and challenges created by cognitive decline in order to secure their retirement income.” If you are worried and would like to learn more about these types of products, call us. We’re always here to help. Click Here to Read Full Article

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Building a Portfolio with Principal Protection

July 27, 2020

Building a Portfolio with Principal Protection This week’s article reminds us that pre-retirees can “diversify their portfolio in a way that distributes risk and prepares their retirement savings for growth in a variety of economic environments. It’s even possible to build in some principal protection with the inclusion of Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIAs). FIAs are insurance products that can guarantee income to contract holders over a period of time — even over a lifetime”. With this financial product, “the insurance company absorbs the risk of market downturns, guaranteeing a minimum floor, and protecting contract holders from market losses.” If you

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