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As the pandemic roils the financial markets, Americans increasingly seek the safety of guaranteed income as they enter their third act. But the rates and guarantees that have been selling points for annuities for years simply aren’t what they used to be.

Consumer groups and American Council of Life Insurers square off over how stringent the investment advice standard should be

Schoolteachers and others who pursue careers of service in exchange for modest paychecks get lightly regulated retirement plans that often charge excessive fees.

Schoolteachers and other government and nonprofit workers are often at the mercy of confusing contracts tied to arcane investments, sold by representatives who may not understand them.

What are they, and who uses them? Why do they exist? Who regulates them?

A look inside the high-pressure job of selling workplace annuities to public schoolteachers

Moshe milevsky, an annuity expert, anticipates a negative short-term impact before homeostasis returns to annuity space

Insurer’s $25 million fine the largest variable annuity penalty.

The personal finance commentator talks about the type of annuity she has a ‘new respect’ for and one that most clients should avoid.

When a financial adviser or insurance agent suggests you buy an annuity, is he looking to serve your best interests—or to collect an iPad and a trip to Aruba?