Participants, Plan Sponsors Need More Education on Annuities, Guaranteed Income, Study Shows

Participants, Plan Sponsors Need More Education on Annuities, Guaranteed Income, Study Shows

Pensions, Social Security and annuities are the three main financial sources that can provide income in retirement, but a recent study by the Western & Southern Financial Group and LIMRA found that few participants are properly educated about annuities.

Because access to pensions is less common and Social Security faces future funding challenges, Western & Southern’s “ Income Outcomes: Retirement Planning Confidence Study ” argued that there is a need for improved annuity knowledge.

Almost half of individuals surveyed who do not own annuities do not know anything about them, according to the report. A significant majority of all those surveyed […]

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