Annuities can serve as a defense mechanism against inflation and longevity, making them an important part of the retirement plan.

This article discusses what RMDs are, how they work, what accounts have them, when you need to take them, how to calculate ...

No matter what you call them—“consolidators,” “aggregators,” or the newly popular “mega RIAs”—today’s large wealth management firms pursuing acquisitions, roll-ups and tuck-ins all share a common goal ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. To get a new tax break included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some seniors need to lower their taxable income.

To get a new tax break included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some seniors need to lower their taxable income. Annuities can help do that. MEDFORD, OR / ACCESS Newswire / January 8, 2026 / The ...

When it comes to retirement planning, you do everything right: You live within your means, minimize debt and stash a chunk of your savings in tax-deferred vehicles such as 401(k)s and IRAs. But one ...

With just a few—often hectic—days left in the 2025 tax year, we’re hopefully at the point in the year where clients who have reached their required beginning date have already been advised on their ...

The retirement income planning platform IncomeConductor announced a platform update that enables advisors to integrate existing annuity assets seamlessly into holistic retirement plans, simulate ...

TOWN OF BELOIT — The Town of Beloit Board of Supervisors approved new contracts with its police and fire unions that call for 3% annual wage increases across the life of the contracts. Both police and ...

A consumer advocate is talking to state insurance regulators about a grave threat to the performance of life insurance policies, pensions and individual annuity contracts: the possibility that the ...