Retirees, pre-retirees favor lifetime income over control

A new study by the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute finds the majority of retirees and pre-retirees are more interested in income solutions that offer investment growth, flexibility, and guaranteed lifetime income than in those allowing them to maintain control over the management of their assets.

When asked to name the most important products or features they want in an income plan, 60 percent of retirees and pre-retirees say they would like an income that had the potential for investment growth. Flexibility in changing the amount of income is cited among 55 percent. And just over half say income that is guaranteed for life is most important to them. 

When asked to assign points across their top five features, giving more points to their highest priorities, guaranteed lifetime income receives by far the highest average allocated point totals.