About Annuity Compass

Annuity Compass publishes independent, plain-English guides to annuities, structured settlements, and retirement income. Our goal is to help you understand products that are often deliberately confusing before you talk to anyone trying to sell you one.

What we cover

• Annuities — how fixed, variable, and indexed annuities work, current rate ranges, payout math, and provider comparisons.
• Structured settlements — what your payments are worth, how selling works, and how to avoid losing money to discount rates and fees.
• Retirement income — turning savings into income, tax-aware withdrawals, rollovers, and the accounts that hold it all.

How we research

Every guide is built from primary sources: regulator and government material (SEC, FINRA, IRS, state insurance departments), product disclosures, and published insurer rate filings. Where we cite a rate or a number, we date it, because rates move. We do not publish breaking news, invented quotes, or predictions dressed up as fact.

Editorial independence

Annuity Compass may earn revenue from advertising and from referrals to licensed providers. That revenue never decides what we recommend or how we rate a product. Reviews and comparisons are written before any commercial relationship is considered, and we label sponsored placements clearly.

This is not financial advice

Our content is educational. Annuities, structured-settlement sales, and retirement-account decisions have real tax and legal consequences that depend on your situation. Talk to a licensed, fiduciary professional before acting on anything you read here.

Contact

Corrections and questions: editor@cabcd.org. If we get something wrong, tell us and we will fix it and note the change.