{"id":67,"date":"2026-10-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:00:00","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.medekan.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>With just 14% of private sector workers enjoying the security of defined-benefit plans, it\u2019s no wonder that retirement planning feels increasingly complex\u2014especially for Gen X and millennials. As someone who\u2019s spent nearly two decades in accounting and now guides clients as a licensed life insurance agent, I see firsthand how rising healthcare costs, inflation, and longer lifespans are reshaping the conversation around retirement. That\u2019s why annuities are gaining renewed attention: they offer steady, guaranteed income streams that can help fill the gaps left by traditional pensions. For those looking to protect their income and build lasting financial confidence, understanding these solutions is more important than ever.<\/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>With just 14% of private sector workers enjoying the security of defined-benefit plans, it\u2019s no wonder that retirement planning feels increasingly complex\u2014especially for Gen X and millennials. As someone who\u2019s spent nearly two decades in accounting and now guides clients as a licensed life insurance agent, I see firsthand how rising healthcare costs, inflation, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/69"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}