We recently wrote a piece showing how much income you can expect to receive every month from different types of annuities, including fixed, immediate income annuities and deferred income annuities.

Paying taxes on an inheritance can be tricky, and that may be especially true if you’re dealing with an inherited annuity. The tax liability changes based on how the annuity was funded, whether it’s ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

This seemingly small difference in timing can impact the future value of an annuity because of the time value of money. Money received earlier allows it more time to earn interest, potentially leading ...

John Egan is a veteran personal finance writer whose work has been published by outlets such as Bankrate, Experian, Newsweek Vault and Investopedia. With more than six years' experience an editor, ...

Rolling your 401 (k) into an annuity might sound like a safe, conservative move, but it can be risky if you don’t think it through. It can give you guaranteed income and protect against running out of ...

Anyone approaching retirement in the UK is likely to have noticed soaring annuity rates over the past year or so. Powered by rising interest rates and gilt yields, rates have risen by almost 50% ...

An annuity is a financial product you purchase from an insurance company with a lump sum or a series of payments. After you pay the contract in full, you start receiving payments from the insurance ...