Why Annuities Are So Helpful in Today’s Market Environment
Thanks to increases in longevity and lower expected returns from stocks and bonds in the foreseeable future, annuities are now seen as a big part of the solution.
Thanks to increases in longevity and lower expected returns from stocks and bonds in the foreseeable future, annuities are now seen as a big part of the solution.
The firm says the formal launch of Annexus Retirement Solutions precedes the rollout of innovative in-plan retirement income solutions in 2021.
In addition, Cerulli says it expects that plan sponsors and retirement plan providers will engage in more exploratory discussions about including private equity in target-date funds.
Instead, workers will source funding from their 401(k), IRA or other savings vehicles.
But less than half are willing to do the same for better health care benefits, Willis Towers Watson learned in a survey.
Eight in 10 DC plan participants are very or somewhat interested in an in-plan investment option that would guarantee monthly income for life in retirement, and the same number express interest in taking money out of their plan at retirement and moving it to a financial product that would guarantee them monthly income for life.