What seniors should know about inflation and annuities now
September 16, 2025 by Angelica Leicht
The latest inflation data is in, and unfortunately, it comes with more bad news for consumers. The Consumer Price Index data, released today, shows that inflation climbed to 2.9% in August, marking yet another uptick in prices. And Americans are clearly feeling the impact, with two-thirds of consumers reporting in a recent poll that they feel prices are continuing to rise and are likely to continue that trend, a sentiment that hits particularly hard for those living on fixed incomes.
Wink’s Moore on the Market: Not sure how “payments generally stay the same while everything else gets more expensive” on fixed annuities is a “hidden catch?”
There is nothing contrary to this in the marketing materials, disclosures or contract. Given that, I would hardly suggest that this fact is something that is buried in the supporting documents of a fixed annuity.
And while we’re talking about it, I would have mentioned that indexed annuities also offer payments that will not increase with time.
Just keeping it real for Angelica Leicht.- sjm
