Financial Crisis Leads to New Respect for Annuities Among Financial Advisors

Some of the nation's most prominent financial advisors are looking at annuities in a new light.  Partial annuitization to ensure a base of stable income is discussed.  Think twice if you are at or approaching retirement and you are not able to at least have a basic annuity-related discussion with your financial advisor.

"At the end of the day, investors want to know they can withdraw X amount of dollars [a year] for life. That's why it makes a little more sense than it ever has before," he says. "Don't you think there are millions of investors who wish they had a guarantee on their income at retirement [after all the market carnage]?"

Source: Business Week

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