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By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Do you have a retirement planning checklist that is up-to-date? Unfortunately, most people don’t, and what’s worse, they don’t even have a retirement plan in the […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn As we continue our series on retirement annuities, we will now explore another crediting method which is called monthly point to point, also known as monthly […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Last week Feedspot announced their Top 100 Retirement Blogs List winners, and Annuity Watch USA made the list! Annuity Watch USA placed number 65 on the […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn When planning for retirement, there are ages, or birthdays, that matter more than others and can make or break your portfolio. This is because of IRS […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn It doesn’t matter how much money you’re making right now if you don’t put any of it away for retirement. Average retirement savings show that most […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Planning a happy retirement can be a daunting and scary task. How do you plan your finances after you decided not to continue working? How can […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, so now is a great time to determine if you need life insurance, how much you need, and what type […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Everyone is unique and so are retirement plans. A good retirement plan is fashioned specifically for an individual or family, so to cover all the options […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Americans today are woefully unprepared for retirement. A 2016 study by the Economic Policy Institute showed that around half of Americans do not have a retirement […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn As healthcare costs continue to soar, retirees are digging deeper and deeper into their savings to try to pay for healthcare and long term care costs. […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn There’s no way around it: healthcare is becoming increasingly more expensive in the United States. With the rapidly changing insurance landscape driven by the so-called Affordable […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Retirement planning is a tricky thing. With so many moving pieces and parts, there’s no one solution that works for everyone. As such, many American adults […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn In preparing for retirement, especially when the end of your career seems a long way off, it’s easy to put your planning aside for another day. […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Retirement age is a hot topic in the United States, especially as the Baby Boomer generation continues to transition out of the workforce. Although great in […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Retirement planning, while necessary, can be extremely overwhelming. With so many moving pieces and parts that make up the core of your strategy, staying on track […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Despite the initial interest in joining the workforce that comes with a new college degree and what seems like endless possibility, it all has to come […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Whether you’re eagerly looking forward to retirement or dreading a life without work, the end of your career is inevitable. For many people, the moment a […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Preparing for retirement can be confusing, overwhelming, and stressful. After all, there’s no way of knowing what the future may bring, and the planning process with […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn From company profit shares to 401(k) matching, annuity purchases to IRAs for tax benefits, the prompting to think about retirement is virtually ongoing until the day […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Retirement accounts come in many forms and offer numerous benefits, ranging from tax breaks to tax-free growth throughout the formative years of your career. Individual Retirement […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn For anyone who is preparing for retirement, maybe you’re not sure where to begin, or you made a budget a few years ago and haven’t followed […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Planning for the future, and most notably retirement, can be an incredibly stressful and difficult journey. With no way to anticipate what the future will bring, […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Retirement planning is evolving and not what it was just 20 short years ago. Retirement income sources that were once viewed as rock-solid, such as social […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Understanding retirement income plans requires a basic education on the common sources for retirement income. Typical retirement income sources include: Pensions, Annuities, IRAs, Social Security, and […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn With so many different retirement income plans on the market, trying to choose which one is going to be best for you can be overwhelming, to […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn If you are like most people, you probably have a substantial part of the money you are going to rely on in retirement at risk in […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Working with annuity experts –– like us here at Annuity Watch USA –– can make a huge difference when it comes to how much income you’ll […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn While some financial advisors may tell you that you’ll probably be spending less money in retirement than what you’re spending now, we don’t believe it. We […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn The Fed says not to worry about inflation but … The Fed doesn’t live on fixed income With the market booming…then dropping mid-April 2013…there has been […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Working with annuity experts –– like us here at Annuity Watch USA –– can make a huge difference when it comes to how much monthly income […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Join Cathy DeWitt Dunn every Sunday for DeWitt & Dunn Financial Services. With over fifteen years experience, Cathy is the retirement planning and annuity expert. She […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Imagine if you never got a raise from age 30 to 65.  That’s 35 years –– just about how long most people will enjoy their retirement […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn Cathy and Matt discuss the seven biggest retirement fears faced by seniors today…and how a fixed index annuity may be able to help you sleep better […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn For women, money and power go way beyond earning a living and having the means to buy things. It’s about taking control of one’s life and […]

By Cathy DeWitt Dunn As one of the top financial retirement income planning companies in the nation, DeWitt & Dunn Financial Services and Annuity Watch USA specialize in empowering investors […]