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You may think saving for retirement is as simple as throwing a few bucks into your 401(k) every paycheck. However, accounting for retirement’s complexities and costs goes beyond piling up money in an ...

Annuities provide periodic payments for an agreed-upon period of time, either now or in the future, for the annuitant or beneficiary. You can annuitize the annuity by making monthly, semiannual, or ...