Brett Arends writes a personal finance column for the Wall Street Journal.
He is one of the more interesting and popular personal finance writers in the industry. Although a subscription is required to read the Wall Street Journal, Arends' column (among other Journal features) is highly recommended.
For the past two weeks, Arends has written columns that focus on annuities. The columns can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Both articles are highly recommended. Topics addressed include:
- The use of single premium immediate annuities (SPIA).
- Inflation risk.
- Longevity risk.
- Inflation protected annuities.
- Inheritance, bequest and bequest motive.
- Longevity insurance or longevity annuities.
- Credit risk.
- Taxation of annuities.
- Social Security and the value of delaying Social Security payments.
- Comparison shopping for annuities.
- Financial planning and retirement planning in the wake of the financial crisis.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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