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Planning for financial success

Creating wealth to last your lifetime can be challenging. It is important to consider key wealth management steps to help provide a legacy for your family members.

How to set financial goals

Setting a goal is an important prerequisite for accomplishing almost anything. And without setting clear financial goals, some people are likely to spend their lives aimlessly earning and spending, rather than building wealth and achieving a more financially secure life.

Retirement phases

Grow, Protect and Spend are the three phases of your financial lifecycle for retirement. Learn how you can help understand and manage this path – and bumps in the road – to achieve your retirement outcome.

Factoring Medicare into retirement income planning

As a part of your financial planning process, it's important to factor in health care-related costs including Medicare.

Retirement Planner Calculator

Do you know what it takes to work towards a secure retirement? Use this calculator to help you create your retirement plan.

RMD & Stretch IRA Calculator

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires you to take Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) withdrawals from your retirement account(s) annually beginning the year you reach the RMD-eligible age.

Life insurance

Shrinking the life insurance coverage gap with education and awareness

Life insurance is a cornerstone for a secure financial plan. But do Americans understand how life insurance works – and do they have life insurance coverage in place? New research from Corebridge Financial provides valuable insights.

Safeguarding the future

Protecting your loved ones is second nature. Safeguarding their financial futures can be, too. Today’s life insurance can provide financial security for you and your family. And best of all, it can help bring peace of mind.

Owning a home is pricey. Protecting it with life insurance isn’t.

While average prices for homes continue to climb, costs are declining for life insurance policies that can match precisely with remaining mortgage years.

Retirement

Location, location, location

Searching for a place to live in retirement is a big decision, one that requires an understanding of state tax implications. Looking closely at federal, state and local tax policies can provide a clearer picture of how far money will go in retirement and may help steer where to reside.

Getting more enjoyment out of your retirement savings

New research reveals valuable planning insights when it comes to retirement spending and enjoying your money in retirement.

When will you need the most income in retirement?

Research from the U.S. Department of Labor uncovers retirement spending trends. And the findings may surprise you.

Retirement phases

Grow, Protect and Spend are the three phases of your financial lifecycle for retirement. Learn how you can help understand and manage this path – and bumps in the road – to achieve your retirement outcome.

Lifetime income

Turning retirement savings into a lifetime income stream

The transition to retirement marks a pivotal shift: turning accumulated retirement savings into a steady, reliable lifetime stream of income. It won’t happen by chance, though. Getting there requires an understanding of current savings, how to continue to grow them, and options for converting retirement savings into lasting income.

It’s time for a fresh look at annuities

People are living longer and spending more years in retirement than ever before — which means it’s time for a fresh look at the valuable benefits annuities can offer.

Explore the many benefits annuities offer

Discover their many advantages – and how an annuity can fit comfortably in your portfolio.

Social Security

When is the right time to take Social Security?

Every person eligible for Social Security has an important question to answer – When should I start taking payments? What about you? Have you thought about what you will do when that time comes? Have you decided whether you’ll take the payments right away or do you think it’s better to wait? As you consider your answer, let’s explore several questions that can help provide more clarity.

Coordinating Social Security benefits with lifetime income from annuities

Have you thought about the role Social Security will play in your overall retirement income strategy? Explore how you can coordinate your Social Security benefits with lifetime income from annuities to help enhance retirement security.

Social Security Benefits Calculator

Do you wonder how much you might receive in Social Security? Use this calculator to help you estimate your Social Security benefits.

Taxes

Avoid potential tax-time surprises

Are there tax-time surprises waiting for you in your current investments? Learn more about different types of taxable events and why you may want to consider tax-deferred investments, such as annuity.

Explore tax-free income opportunities

Perhaps it’s time for a closer look at tax-free income strategies. Learn more about three different approaches you may want to discuss with your financial and tax professionals.

Legacy and family planning

Legacy planning isn’t just for the affluent

The following guide provides you with six steps to help you get started with your own wealth transfer plan.