At first glance, I'd say you probably don't need to put any of your savings into an immediate annuity, a type of investment that converts a lump sum
into guaranteed monthly payments for life.
Not exact matches
Guaranteed Retirement Income Options — You may elect to convert your contract value
into a stream of income using one of several available options, including an income option that provides
monthly payments for life.
Do you believe that people like these firefighters from Florida, who are near retirement and have secure pensions with
guaranteed monthly payments, should move their money
into riskier assets with no
guarantees just before they retire?
Annuities certainly aren't for everyone, but generally I think people who feel they need more
guaranteed income than Social Security alone can provide should consider putting some (but not all) of their savings
into two types of annuities that are relatively easy to understand and evaluate: immediate annuities, which convert a lump sum of savings
into monthly payments that begin immediately, and longevity annuities, which allow you to convert an investment now
into payments that will start later, say, 10 or more years down the road.
She is asking you how much should she invest from her retirement savings
into an immediate annuity so that she is
guaranteed a $ 1000
monthly payment?
If you find that the
monthly payment is very easy to follow (or if you expect a few
guaranteed windfalls throughout the
payment period, which translates
into more funds coming your way), why not recalculate it to come up with the maximum
monthly payment that you are confident that you will be able to meet?
This figure is then split
into monthly premium
payments that are
guaranteed to remain level for the set term.
And AARP's immediate annuity, which converts a lump - sum
payment into guaranteed monthly income for lifelong, generates a lesser
payment stream than an investor 75 or younger might get elsewhere.