Comments on: Immediate Annuities http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/14/immediate-annuities/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7 By: Retirement Planning – Looking at Assets at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/14/immediate-annuities/comment-page-1/#comment-6191 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:51:04 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=468#comment-6191 Lets look at an example for if you have $1,500 a month from a pension or social security and $500,000 is other financial assets. $1,500 * 12 gives $18,000 in annual income.

To get $18,000 in income from an bond/CD… yielding 3% you need $600,000…

]]> By: Managing Retirement Investment Risks at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/14/immediate-annuities/comment-page-1/#comment-4546 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:10:31 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=468#comment-4546 […] for Actuaries has published a good resource: Managing post-retirement risks. Experts disagree about when annuitization is a good strategy. Disadvantages include losing control of assets, costs, and inability to leave money to one’s […]

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