How to know whether annuities fit into your retirement plan.

Investing experts say smartly pairing the two types of annuities with other investments in a retirement portfolio can deliver significantly more income compared with a traditional withdrawal strategy.

Fixed expenses are easier to plan around because they stay the same from one month to the next. Variable expenses, on the other hand, are less predictable. Understanding both types and how they impact ...

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Banks’ combined sales of fixed and variable annuities regained ground lost in July, hitting $2.9 billion in August, level with June’s sales. But most striking was variable annuities’ comeback, up 14% ...

A major part of budgeting is projecting fixed expenses versus variable expenses. The fixed ones are often much simpler to plan for because they will change less frequently and often the merchant ...