http://www.myretirementblog.com/understanding-fixed-income-variable-income-annuities.html Retire happy, healthy and wise. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.myretirementblog.com/understanding-fixed-income-variable-income-annuities.html/comment-page-1#comment-68565 Four Types of Annuities: Fixed & Variable Deferred, Fixed & Variable Immediate :: My Retirement Blog Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:30:39 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=8#comment-68565 [...] the guarantee-ness of your company’s pension and Social Security). I’ve written about fixed income and variable rate annuities in the past and this post looks to expand on the basics introduced by that [...] [...] the guarantee-ness of your company’s pension and Social Security). I’ve written about fixed income and variable rate annuities in the past and this post looks to expand on the basics introduced by that [...]

]]> http://www.myretirementblog.com/understanding-fixed-income-variable-income-annuities.html/comment-page-1#comment-67756 » When Should I Collect Social Security? on My Retirement Blog Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:12:54 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=8#comment-67756 [...] Here are the factors she lists: 1. Guaranteed Income - The idea of guaranteed income is tricky in and of itself, though she doesn’t go into it, because there isn’t much in life that’s guaranteed. I’ve discussed the dangers of fixed annuities in the past (they can get destroyed by inflation) and those issues affect all other “guaranteed” type securities. 2. Lifespan - Considering how long or how short you are likely to live, you might want to adjust when you start taking social security payments. [...] [...] Here are the factors she lists: 1. Guaranteed Income – The idea of guaranteed income is tricky in and of itself, though she doesn’t go into it, because there isn’t much in life that’s guaranteed. I’ve discussed the dangers of fixed annuities in the past (they can get destroyed by inflation) and those issues affect all other “guaranteed” type securities. 2. Lifespan – Considering how long or how short you are likely to live, you might want to adjust when you start taking social security payments. [...]

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