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 ...

We recently wrote a piece showing how much income you can expect to receive every month from different types of annuities, including fixed, immediate income annuities and deferred income annuities.

Choosing the right type of annuity payout depends on when you want payments to start, how long you want them to last and if you want a survivor’s benefit. Single-life annuities provide higher income ...

An annuity is an insurance contract you purchase to receive payments for a specific period, such as 30 years, or for the rest of your life. By applying a mathematical formula consisting of variables ...

If you decide to invest in an annuity, you should understand how much stable income you can expect from it. If you have $1 million, you likely want to know how much your monthly payout will be.

Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

A lot of retirees use annuities to simplify their income stream in retirement but that doesn’t mean annuities are simple. Beyond choosing what kind of annuity to purchase – immediate vs. deferred and ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...