Why All Retirees Should Consider an Income Annuity

How a safety-first retirement approach using income annuities is more predictable and takes less money than depending entirely on your investment portfolio to fund your retirement.

Topics covered include:

• The difference between a safety-first and probability-based approached to retirement.
• How income annuities work.
• Why setting a sustainable retirement withdrawal rates requires planning for below average market returns and above average life expectancy.
• How using an income annuity and other guaranteed income to fund basic living expenses means not having to set a sustainable withdrawal rate.
• How long can retirees expect to live.
• Why most retirement portfolios are not as liquid as retirees think.
• Why are retirees hesitant to use income annuities and how to overcome the fear of doing so.

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