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Solution 03 · Retirement protection

Protect and grow
retirement savings.

Explore strategies designed to protect accumulated savings from direct market losses while preserving the opportunity to earn interest linked to market performance.

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A woman reviewing a retirement plan with a financial professional
A clearer boundary around riskGrowth potential should not require accepting every market loss.

Protect what took years to build

How much market risk
belongs in retirement?

The closer retirement becomes, the more meaningful the order and timing of market returns can be—not only the long-term average.

Insurance-based retirement strategies may create a contractual floor against direct market losses while offering interest-crediting potential. Understanding the limits, liquidity rules and time horizon is essential to deciding where they may fit.

01

Set a loss boundary

Protect a portion of retirement assets from direct market declines through contractual guarantees.

02

Keep growth potential

Participate in index-linked interest-crediting opportunities without direct ownership of the index.

03

Reduce sequence pressure

Create a more stable source of value that may help avoid selling other assets after a market decline.

04

Preserve income options

Position savings for future income while maintaining a clearer view of risk and time horizon.

Know what protection means

The floor is only
one part of the story.

Crediting methods, caps, participation rates, surrender periods and insurer guarantees all matter. We explain the full structure before discussing its role.

Understand the structure
01

How is interest credited?

We explain indexes, crediting methods, caps, spreads and participation rates—and what they do not represent.

02

What liquidity is available?

Withdrawal provisions, surrender charges and required distributions should be understood before assets are repositioned.

03

Who provides the guarantee?

Contractual guarantees depend on the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company.

04

How much should be protected?

The answer depends on income needs, time horizon, other assets, liquidity and tolerance for market movement.

Risk deserves context

Find the role
before choosing the tool.

We begin with your retirement picture, then evaluate whether protected strategies belong within it.

  1. 01

    Map the timeline

    Identify retirement dates, income needs and when different pools of money may be used.

  2. 02

    Measure exposure

    Review current holdings, concentration, volatility and comfort with potential losses.

  3. 03

    Compare structures

    Evaluate guarantees, crediting potential, liquidity and carrier strength.

  4. 04

    Coordinate the plan

    Define how protected and market-based assets may work together over time.

Protect progress

A retirement strategy can pursue growth
without leaving every dollar exposed.

Meet with an SLA licensed professional to explore how protection, growth potential and liquidity may be balanced around your retirement goals.

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