Retirement Planning Insights for Women 55+

Maximizing Social Security Benefits: Is Investing Early Retirement Payments Better Than Delaying Benefits?

September 1, 2026 · Eric Blake

Is starting Social Security benefits early and investing those payments better than delaying benefits to age 70?

Should I Buy an Annuity? Six Questions to Ask Before You Decide

September 1, 2026 · Blake Wealth Management

Should you buy an annuity? Start with six questions about your retirement goal, alternatives, guarantees, costs, access to your money, and future changes.

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What Is an Annuity? How Annuities Work and the Main Types

September 1, 2026 · Blake Wealth Management

Learn what an annuity is, how immediate and deferred annuities work, and how fixed, indexed, and variable annuities differ in retirement planning.

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