Dependable retirement income you can't outlive — without the risk of market losses. Education-first guidance from Gregory Stevenson, U.S. Navy veteran and author of Indexed Annuity Secrets.

Three simple goals, built around protecting your money first.
Grow with the market's upside while your principal is shielded from market losses. Down years cost you nothing.
Turn your savings into a dependable paycheck that keeps coming for as long as you live — income you can't outlive.
Keep more of what you've earned with strategies designed to reduce the tax drag on your retirement income.
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Visit →It's a contract with an insurance company that lets your money grow based on a market index, while protecting your principal from market losses. You share in a portion of the gains in good years and lose nothing to the market in down years.
Not from a market downturn — your principal is protected. The things to understand are fees on any optional riders and surrender charges if you withdraw more than allowed in the early years.
A common starting estimate is about $20,000 a year using the 4% rule. A guaranteed-income annuity can often pay more and keeps paying for life, so you can't outlive the income. See the full breakdown →
A licensed life & annuity insurance professional, U.S. Navy veteran, and author of Indexed Annuity Secrets. He's the founder of Pacific Ridgeway, a DBA of Horizon Inc.
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