Is an Annuity Right for You?
Is an annuity right for you? One of Americans’ biggest fears is running out of money in retirement. In fact, one survey says that 40 percent of Americans fear retirement more than death.
It makes sense, then, that people who have the benefit of guaranteed lifetime income are more confident about a successful retirement.
      
The author tells the history of the Freedman’s Savings Bank, how it grew much too quickly, why it failed and the impact on Black America. The Freedman’s Bank offered a safe depository for formerly enslaved people, expanded quickly and gained millions in deposits – mostly ranging from $5 to $50. But inexperience and corruption doomed it to failure, costing may of the small depositors their savings.


