March 13, 2022 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Should Your 401(k) Default You Into An Automatic Annuity? Why That’s A Problem In The Year 2022” Annuities are great, in principle, but not so much when government policy keeps interest rates low.
January 5, 2022 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Do Retirees Have Too Much Risk, And Whose Fault Is That?” Can you really blame retirees for high-risk investments when interest rates are so low?
July 8, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement Forbes post, “Do You Get Your Money’s Worth From Buying An Annuity?” Depending on your point of view, annuities are fair and reasonably-priced, or far too expensive.
February 25, 2020 Jane the Actuary General Interest Forbes post, “It’s ‘America Saves Week’ – Should You Have A Savings Account?” What’s the consequence of the disappearance of interest earnings on savings accounts?