In the world of finance, an annuity is a contract between you and a life insurance company in which you give the company a lump sum or series of payments, and in return, the insurer promises to ...

Here’s what we know: • Private equity (PE) firms have historically large amounts of cash to burn ($4 trillion in dry powder). • Hold times are unprecedently high. The average hold time will reach ...

An annuity is an insurance contract you purchase to receive payments for a specific period, such as 30 years, or for the rest of your life. By applying a mathematical formula consisting of variables ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Healthcare reform has been on Americans' minds for decades—especially as healthcare costs ...

A survey of philosophers finds they broadly agree with economists on the best way of valuing the environment of the future in policy decisions made now -- although for different reasons. A survey of ...