This article looks at the two different and mutually exclusive options Medicare beneficiaries have to help control retirement health-care spending: Medigap and Medicare Advantage.
Purchasing a fixed annuity shifts the risk for future investment returns to the insurance company and could help create a pension-like income stream for retirement.
A balance sheet summarizes your assets and liabilities and reveals your net worth.
Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.
How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?
Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.