An optional income rider turns your annuity balance into a predictable, guaranteed stream of income for life — no matter how long you live or how markets perform.
A short walkthrough from Ken Orenstein on protecting your principal, capturing market-linked growth, and turning savings into guaranteed lifetime income.
A Fixed Indexed Annuity can provide dependable income in retirement. By adding an optional income rider, you can convert your contract value into a guaranteed paycheck that continues for the rest of your life.
Your payout is predictable, so you can budget with confidence year after year. You decide when to turn income on, and the carrier guarantees the payments for as long as you live — with joint options available so a spouse can keep receiving income too.
It's an especially popular choice for federal employees and retirees rolling over a TSP, IRA, or 401(k) into protected, income-producing savings.
Payments are guaranteed to continue for as long as you live — you can't outlive them.
Know exactly what your income will be, so you can budget with confidence.
Add a rider to guarantee income, with single and joint lifetime options.
Roll over retirement savings into protected, income-producing annuity dollars.
An income rider is an optional feature you add to a Fixed Indexed Annuity that guarantees a stream of income for life once you choose to turn it on. It's how your savings become a dependable paycheck you cannot outlive. Riders can be fee based or non fee based, and we'll explain the cost in plain English before you decide.
It varies by carrier and contract. Some riders carry an annual fee — often a fraction of a percent of your benefit base — while others are non fee based. Any fee is spelled out in the contract. We compare options across top-rated carriers and explain exactly what you'd pay and what you'd receive before you decide anything.
Yes. Many of our clients — especially federal employees — roll over a TSP, IRA, or 401(k) into a Fixed Indexed Annuity for protected, tax-deferred growth and guaranteed lifetime income. We help coordinate the rollover so it's done correctly.
Yes — that's the whole purpose of a guaranteed lifetime income rider. Once you turn the income on, the payments are contractually guaranteed to continue for as long as you live, backed by the financial strength and claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance carrier.
Get a personalized illustration of your guaranteed lifetime income — and a clear, no-pressure explanation from a published retirement expert.
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