Not exact matches
Employees are interested in
annuities and might need that guaranteed
source of
income as the first wave of workers lacking company pensions moves closer to retirement.
You don't have to watch your savings rapidly dry up
as you do with many other
income sources — such
as life insurance policies or
annuities.
An
income annuity may be the right choice for you if you have a need for guaranteed lifetime
income; you know your retirement expenses won't be covered by other
income sources, such
as Social Security; and you have assets outside of the
annuity to cover unexpected expenses.
For many people, it's helpful to start by grouping potential
sources of
income into 2 basic buckets: guaranteed
income from
sources such
as Social Security, pensions, and
annuities, and variable
income from a job, retirement savings, and other
sources such
as rental real estate.
Johnson said that people who are approaching retirement should consider purchasing an
annuity as a
source of guaranteed
income to help cover their basic living expenses in retirement.
An
income annuity can also act
as bridge if you choose to delay taking
income from other
sources.
The availability of
income from other
sources, such
as savings, pensions, mutual funds, or
annuities, can affect someone's claiming strategy, too.
Look for ways to enhance
income, such
as delaying Social Security payout or putting a portion of savings into a guaranteed
income source, like an
annuity.
Guaranteed
sources of
income, such
as annuities, can help diversify financial products in a retirement plan and add an element of protection.
For many people, it's helpful to start by grouping potential
sources of
income into 2 basic buckets: guaranteed
income from
sources such
as Social Security, pensions, and
annuities, and variable
income from a job, retirement savings, and other
sources such
as rental real estate.
If you have the entirety of your retirement
income coming from taxable
sources such
as traditional IRAs,
annuities, 403 (b) plans and traditional pensions, you could inadvertently push yourself into a higher tax bracket and render a portion of your social security
income taxable.
The only way you'd have the same tax bracket
as entry is if you continued to have other
sources of
income (
annuities, rental revenue, taxable accounts, etc) which brings you into the 25 % bracket ($ 36,900 at the moment) BEFORE tapping your retirement account (s)
Among the issues you'll need to consider
as you create an
income plan: How much you'll receive from Social Security and whether you should you consider delaying claiming your Social Security benefit to boost the size of your check; how much of your nest egg's value can you withdraw each year without incurring too big a risk of running out of money before you run out of time; and whether you should devote a portion of your savings to an immediate
annuity or a longevity
annuity, so you'll have a another
source of guaranteed lifetime
income in addition to Social Security.
If there's a gap between expenses and savings, you might need to think about other ways to contribute to retirement accounts or build savings in other potential
income sources, such
as annuities or life insurance policies that grow cash value.
* In the meantime, you can use withdrawals from taxable savings accounts or guaranteed
income sources such
as annuities to cover your expenses.
A: One way to help ensure you won't outlive savings is to put some savings into a guaranteed
income source, such
as a deferred
annuity.
If you're worried about that uncertainty, consider adding a
source of guaranteed
income to your savings mix, such
as an
annuity — these products can provide a stable
source of
income to pay bills, regardless of what happens in the market.
More than half of the older retirees queried for New York Life said that
income from
sources like Social Security, pensions and
annuities gave them greater peace of mind than managing investment accounts on their own, and nearly 90 % said they would advise younger generations to consider creating pension - like
income as well.
A variety of studies have shown that retirees who receive guaranteed
income from
sources such
as pensions and
income annuities tend to be happier in retirement.
The cover - the - basics approach aims to match your fixed expenses with fixed
sources of
income, such
as Social Security, pensions and immediate
annuities.
Of course, if you receive your
income from non-employment
sources such
as an
annuity, this becomes something of a moot point.
However, if you wait to age 70 to collect benefits and you are not working, you need to make sure your other
sources of
income, such
as pensions,
annuities, and investments, meet your expenses.
An
annuity provides a predictable and reliable
income stream for
as long
as you live, and can be used to supplement existing
sources of
income in retirement such
as RRIFs and other plans.
Fixed
income annuities provide a guaranteed
source of
income for
as long
as you live or for a fixed period of time.
Immediate
income annuities can offer peace of mind knowing that you have a
source of guaranteed
income that will last
as long
as you want, or
as long
as you live.
A deferred variable
annuity can supplement other
income sources after you retire or make up for the pensions you may have lost,
as well
as provide the advantage of guaranteed benefits.
Traditional investments, such
as bonds, and other insurance products, like
annuities, may offer more stable and straightforward, if less sexy,
sources of
income in your retirement years.
(8) «
Income» means any form of payment to an individual, regardless of
source, including, but not limited to: wages, salary, commissions and bonuses, compensation
as an independent contractor, worker's compensation, disability benefits,
annuity and retirement benefits, pensions, dividends, interest, royalties, trusts, and any other payments, made by any person, private entity, federal or state government, or any unit of local government.