Income can refer to cash flow derived from a variety of sources, including personal earnings, investment earnings, businesses or even real estate. These forms of income are generally referred to as earned income. There are also sources of unearned income, particularly when discussing investments. Dividends, capital gains and interest are common examples of unearned income.
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Yet another interesting article from Darla Mercado at Investment News discusses the push among financial advisors to consider annuity purchases in the context of a larger retirement planning process.
Much has been written over the past couple of weeks about the Obama Administration's support of annuities.
The New York Times ran a story about the "unloved annuity getting a hug from Obama."
Bloomberg featured an article in its personal finance section describing the potential, the pitfalls and the overall industry enthusiasm surrounding in-plan annuities.
The federal government has posted a...
