Callahan Financial Planning's Blog Posts

What is Annuitization? What is an Immediate Annuity?

One of the most confusing and least understood terms for the investing public is annuitization. Unlike stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETF’s”), annuitization does not come up in cocktail party or water cooler conversation very often. What does it...

Happy 4th of July, Lessons From Our Forefathers

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. - General George Washington Have you read David McCullough’s book 1776?  If you haven’t, you might not find a better addition to your summer reading list - particularly over this long holiday weekend.  First published in 2005,...