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Helping people approaching retirement understand annuities, retirement income, and how to decide what role guaranteed income may play alongside their other savings.

10/05/2026

“I like the idea of an annuity. I just don’t want to lock up a bunch of my money.”

That’s a completely reasonable concern.

And before someone buys an annuity, I think they should understand exactly what access they’re giving up.

The problem is that “your money is locked up” is a little too broad.

Many deferred annuities allow you to withdraw a certain amount without a surrender charge.

But that doesn’t mean you can take out any amount, at any time, without consequences.

If you withdraw more than the contract allows, a surrender charge may apply.

Some contracts can also have a market-value adjustment.

And if the annuity has a lifetime-income rider, certain withdrawals can reduce the future income benefit.

But there’s another part of this conversation that I think matters just as much:

How much of your total savings are you putting into the annuity?

Imagine someone has $800,000 saved for retirement.

Putting $200,000 into an annuity while keeping substantial money available outside of it is very different from putting $700,000 into contracts with surrender restrictions.

I’m not suggesting either allocation.

The point is that I don’t evaluate the liquidity of an annuity by looking at the annuity alone.

I want to know what the rest of the retirement plan looks like too.

How much remains readily available?

How much stays invested?

What money could handle a large unexpected expense?

And how much can reasonably be committed to the job the annuity is being hired to do?

Sometimes the problem isn’t that an annuity has restrictions.

The problem is that too much money was put into something that was never supposed to serve as the emergency fund in the first place.

Before buying an annuity, I’d want clear answers to four questions:

How much can I access?

When can I access it?

What happens if I need more?

And what benefit could be affected if I take it?

Those answers should be clear before the application is signed.

10/01/2026

Higher interest rates aren't necessarily bad news for retirees.

If part of your retirement savings is meant to provide stability, income, or liquidity, higher rates can create opportunities across CDs, bonds, and certain types of annuities.

In this video, I break down what rising rates can mean for the fixed-income side of a retirement plan, including:

• Why newly issued CDs and bonds may offer more attractive yields
• Why short-term CDs and bonds can still play an important role for liquidity
• The reinvestment problem: what happens if your CD or bond matures after rates have fallen?
• How Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities (MYGAs) can lock in a fixed rate for multiple years
• How higher rates can affect income available from Single Premium Immediate Annuities (SPIAs)
• Why higher rates can also create a more favorable environment for Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIAs)

The goal isn't to decide whether CDs, bonds, or annuities are universally "better." Each can serve a different purpose.

The more important question is: What job does each portion of your retirement savings need to do?

If you're approaching retirement, understanding how today's interest-rate environment affects your income, liquidity, and long-term plan can help you make more informed decisions.

This video is for educational purposes only and is not individualized financial, investment, tax, or legal advice.

09/28/2026

“If I put $300,000 into an annuity and die, does the insurance company keep my money?”

Not necessarily.

This is one of those questions where saying “annuities work this way” can get you into trouble because there are several different types of annuities and several ways to structure the benefits.

If you're still in the accumulation phase of a deferred annuity, there may be an account value and a contractual death benefit payable to your beneficiary.

If you've converted money into lifetime income, the answer can depend on the income option you selected.

A life-only option may stop at death.

A period-certain option can provide guaranteed payments for a specified period.

A joint-life option may continue income for a surviving spouse.

And if you have an annuity with an income rider, there's another important distinction:
Your income benefit base isn't necessarily your account value or your death benefit.

That's why I don't think the right question is simply:
“Does this annuity have a death benefit?”

I'd ask:
“If I die in year 2, year 7 or after I start taking income, what exactly does my beneficiary receive?”

Then have someone show you where the answer appears in the contract.

Annuities can be structured to prioritize different things.

Income.
Liquidity.
Growth potential.
Legacy.

But don't assume one contract maximizes all four.

Know which job you're hiring it to do, and understand the trade-offs before you sign anything.

09/22/2026

I wouldn't know yet...

And the bonus probably wouldn't be the first thing I'd look at.

Before I evaluate an annuity, I want to know what we're actually hiring it to do.

Is the goal to create lifetime income?

Protect a portion of your savings from direct market losses?

Earn a fixed rate for a certain period?

Leave something behind?

Utilize it for long term care benefits?

Those are different jobs, and different types of annuities are designed to solve different problems.

Then I'd look at what the contract actually delivers.

If income is the goal, how much guaranteed income can it create and when can that income begin?

What access do you have to the money?

How long is the surrender period?

Are there rider fees?

What happens when you die?

And maybe most importantly: if part of your savings goes into this annuity, what's left outside of it for liquidity and long-term growth?

A 20% bonus might be a feature.

It doesn't tell me whether the annuity is right for the job.

That's why I think the better question isn't:

“Is this a good annuity?”

It's:

“Is this a good annuity for what I need this money to accomplish?”

09/20/2026

Considering an annuity but not sure what actually makes sense?

There are a lot of different annuities, and they are not all designed to do the same thing.

Some are built primarily for lifetime income.

Some are designed around principal protection and fixed interest.

Others provide interest linked to a market index while protecting against direct market losses.

And the amount someone might reasonably consider for an annuity depends on what they need the money to do, how much they need to keep accessible, when they need income, and what they want to accomplish with the rest of their savings.

I created this page to help people approaching retirement understand those decisions before they buy anything.

If you’re researching annuities, comparing options, or simply trying to understand whether one could benefit your retirement, you can start with the resources and current information here:

09/18/2026

The accumulation phase is easy..

09/16/2026

Do you still need this much risk before retirement?

09/14/2026

“I'm retiring next year. Should my 401(k) still be set up the same?”

I think that's a really good question.

For most of your working life, the job of that account was pretty simple: grow.

Your paycheck covered the mortgage, groceries, vacations and everything else. Your retirement accounts could sit in the background and keep working toward a date that was years away.

But eventually that date becomes next year.

And now some of that money might not be for 15 or 20 years from now. Some of it may be money you're actually going to live on.

I don't think that automatically means someone who's 65 should suddenly pull everything out of the market and become extremely conservative.

But I also don't think it makes sense to assume every dollar should keep doing exactly what it was doing when they were 45.

Some of your savings may need to help provide dependable monthly income. Some may need to remain readily available for expenses you can't predict. And some may still have plenty of time to stay invested for long-term growth.

So I wouldn't start by asking, “How conservative should I become when I retire?”

I'd start with a different question:

“What does each part of our savings need to do for us now?”

05/02/2026

Markets just closed another week at all time highs.

The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Russell 2000 all pushed higher capping off the strongest month for the S&P 500 since 2020.

That usually leads to one question.

Do you take gains… or let them run?

For retirees and pre-retirees, that decision isn’t just about markets, it’s about how income is structured.

If withdrawals are tied to portfolio performance, strong markets can quietly create pressure to act. Not because it’s the right time, but because income needs force the decision.

This week’s update breaks down:
• What actually drove the market higher
• Why leadership concentration matters
• How this environment impacts retirement income decisions

If you rely on your portfolio for income, or will soon, this is where market headlines start to matter differently.

Read the full update here:

04/25/2026

Markets closed the week at all time highs, but the story underneath is far more concentrated than it appears.

A small group of companies, particularly in technology and semiconductors, continues to drive most of the gains. Meanwhile, much of the broader market is still recovering from the recent drawdown.

For those approaching or in retirement, this raises an important question:

How does narrow market leadership affect the timing of withdrawals?

Because when returns are uneven, sequence-of-returns risk becomes more than a theory, it becomes a real planning variable.

This week’s update breaks down what’s happening beneath the surface and why it matters for income sustainability.

Read the full update here:

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