Free Retirement Guides

Clear answers to the decisions that shape your retirement.

A library of plain-English guides on the questions we're asked most — turning savings into income, timing Social Security, annuities, IRA rollovers, taxes, and more. Read any of them instantly. No cost, no form, no obligation.

Retirement & Income
Retirement Income

Your Retirement Paycheck

How to turn a lifetime of savings into dependable monthly income, the four risks every plan must answer, and a worksheet to find your income gap.

Taxes & Rollovers

Tax-Smart Retirement Decisions

Rollovers, required distributions, Roth conversions, and beneficiary choices that can shape what you keep and what you leave behind.

For Annuity Owners

The Annuity Owner's Guide

Seven common mistakes, and the questions worth asking before you renew, withdraw, or exchange a contract. Includes a review worksheet.

Social Security

How to Maximize Social Security

Timing and strategy decisions that can add up to real money over a lifetime.

Safe Money & Protection
CDs & Fixed Annuities

The Safe Money Guide

CDs and fixed annuities side by side, so you can decide where your most protected dollars belong. Includes a safe-money inventory.

Life Insurance

Life Insurance in Retirement

When to keep a policy, when to change it, and how to get full value from the coverage you already own.

Long-Term Care

Avoid Mistakes in Buying LTC Insurance

What to know before you buy long-term care coverage.

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