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How Annuities Can Enhance Retirement

In a research paper (Jan. 2023), co-authors Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer from Goethe University at Frankfurt, and Olivia S. Mitchell from Wharton underscore the value of integrating deferred income annuities into retirement plans. Their study suggests that waiting until age 70 for Social Security benefits, alongside the SECURE 2.0 Act’s emphasis on annuities, can ...Read More

What Companies Owe Retirees

The return of a traditional pension: Is IBM’s new pension strategy a cost-saving measure or a strategic shift in retirement philosophy? Professor Olivia S. Mitchell of The Wharton School shares her thoughts on the change and how IBM’s decision might change retirement saving. Read More

Why Retirement Gets Better with Annuities

Retirees who earned more benefit most from deferred income annuities, while the lower-paid fare better by delaying claiming Social Security. Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell makes the case here: Knowledge at Wharton.  Read More

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