{"id":29,"date":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/eddiejtorres-com\/2026\/10\/09\/a-new-age-in-retirement-why-annuities-may-be-a-promising-path-for-millennials-and-gen-x\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","slug":"a-new-age-in-retirement-why-annuities-may-be-a-promising-path-for-millennials-and-gen-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/a-new-age-in-retirement-why-annuities-may-be-a-promising-path-for-millennials-and-gen-x\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Age In Retirement: Why Annuities May Be A Promising Path For Millennials And Gen X"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Retirement planning looks very different today, especially for Gen X and millennials. With just 14% of private workers still holding onto traditional defined-benefit plans, navigating the future can feel uncertain. As someone who\u2019s helped clients for over four decades in the Destin, Miramar Beach, and Freeport area, I\u2019ve seen how rising healthcare costs, inflation, and longer life expectancy have made guaranteed income a top priority. That\u2019s where annuities come in\u2014offering a steady, reliable stream when it matters most. Annuities aren\u2019t just for the previous generation; they\u2019re becoming a practical solution for younger professionals seeking lasting financial confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/athene\/2026\/09\/14\/a-new-age-in-retirement-why-annuities-may-be-a-promising-path-for-millennials-and-gen-x\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retirement planning looks very different today, especially for Gen X and millennials. With just 14% of private workers still holding onto traditional defined-benefit plans, navigating the future can feel uncertain. As someone who\u2019s helped clients for over four decades in the Destin, Miramar Beach, and Freeport area, I\u2019ve seen how rising healthcare costs, inflation, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":533,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/533"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}