Help strengthen your clients’ retirement income plans with a portfolio reliance rate review. We are by your side with resources and solutions that can help you incorporate these reviews into your practice and better support a client's plans.
What is reliance rate?
A reliance rate shows how much a client plans to rely on their investment portfolio for retirement income, as opposed to guaranteed sources like Social Security or pension. Those with a higher reliance on their portfolio have a greater chance that market declines could derail their plans.
How to stress test a portfolio
Help your clients understand the concept of a reliance rate by using a health care analogy. Offer to measure the health of a client’s current retirement income strategy by checking:
Then, run the numbers using our reliance rate worksheet to set up your recommendations for better financial health.
- “Heart rate” – the withdrawal rate
- “Blood pressure” – the reliance rate
Then, run the numbers using our reliance rate worksheet to set up your recommendations for better financial health.

Solutions that can help lower portfolio reliance rates
When you've identified a need for guaranteed income in your clients' plans, our suite of annuity products can help you deliver a solution that best fits your clients' retirement goals. Explore our options below.
Income with growth potential
Protective® Aspirations Variable Annuity
Variable annuity
Growth potential, flexible income solutions and enhanced legacy protection
Variable annuity
Growth potential, flexible income solutions and enhanced legacy protection
Income soon
Protective® Income Creator Fixed Annuity
Fixed annuity
Protected lifetime income with access to money
Fixed annuity
Protected lifetime income with access to money
Income later
Protective® Income Builder Indexed Annuity
Indexed annuity
8% benefit base rollup¹ and competitive withdrawal rates
Indexed annuity
8% benefit base rollup¹ and competitive withdrawal rates
Income with protection focus
Protective® Guaranteed Income Indexed Annuity
Indexed annuity
Guaranteed income for life, potential for base bonuses and payout flexibility
Indexed annuity
Guaranteed income for life, potential for base bonuses and payout flexibility
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Everyone deserves peace of mind when it comes to safeguarding what’s most important. We’re ready to help you deliver the protection and security your clients deserve. Reach out to us anytime for questions and support, and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as possible.
¹ Your Benefit base (the amount on which your benefit withdrawals are determined) is guaranteed to increase by 8% of the total purchase payments every year for up to ten years, or until benefit election, whichever occurs first.
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