retirement annuity

Post-career income stream

A retirement annuity is a financial product that converts a lump sum into regular payments during retirement, providing guaranteed income for life or a specified period.

Typically purchased through insurance companies or pension plans, it offers protection against outliving one's savings: She used her 401(k) to buy a retirement annuity that pays monthly until she dies.

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