Bond

A bond, or fixed income investment, is a debt instrument created when investors loan capital to a corporate or government entity. These entities issue bonds to generate funds that are sufficient to finance projects or specified activities. Terms such as interest rate and investment time frame are established at the point of investment.

Glenn Daily on Buying Annuities and Why it Might Make Sense to Wait

Glenn Daily is one of the top financial advisors in the country. 

Specializing in life insurance and annuities, Glenn is widely...

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Annuities Versus Bonds

This discussion topic was originally posted in the form of a comment.

The general topic is how annuities compare to bonds.  It is a natural question since both annuities and bonds provide owners with fixed payments.

We moved the comment here so that it can surface to a larger audience and hopefully generate further discussion and comments.

As noted below, the conceptual basis for this content is based on a great paper written a few years ago by Jason Scott--the Director of Retiree Research at Financial Engines.

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Global Longevity Risk Exposure

According to Swiss Re the total worldwide

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