Social Security has faced funding crises in the past and elected leaders have always arrived at solutions, albeit temporary ones, to extend funding. These solutions have centered on raising the contribution rate, the income ceiling subject to the Social Security contributions and the age at which full retirement benefits commence.
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was rooted in an entirely avoidable error. The problem was not with the bonds themselves; it stemmed from sharply rising interest rates, which, as any investor knows, causes the value of bonds to fall.
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Retirement dreams, more often than not, involve making big purchases. They may range from a two-month tour of European cities to buying a second home. If you perform an internet search on “big purchases in retirement,” many of the results center on discussing the biggest big-purchase mistakes retirees make.
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Amid choppy financial markets in 2022, investors increasingly discovered the value of annuities. While much of last year’s annuity sales were in fixed-rate deferred annuities, index-linked annuities continued to post strong sales, rising to almost $41 billion in 2022—6% higher than 2021 and a new all-time sales record.
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Tontine is an investment in which individuals pool their money and from which each receives income for as long as they live, with the payout entitlements of deceased participants accruing to the surviving participants.
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