11.   Annuities also have insurance features like a guaranteed income stream for life and a death benefit.

12.   As I noted above, Vanguard GNMA is one of my favorite funds to provide an income stream in retirement.

13.   As for the third leg of your income stream, you would have to make inflation adjustments there yourself.

14.   Because of that income stream, they should be considered as alternatives to bonds, according to Steve Sakwa, a senior real estate analyst at Merrill Lynch.

15.   Bonds can provide an income stream and can smooth portfolio volatility, but their performance has historically lagged behind stocks over the long term.

16.   Both of your new funds will fluctuate with interest rate changes, but both will also deliver a solid income stream over the long haul.

17.   A few private snowplow operators, trying to even up their income streams after the November drought, have had to be slapped down for price gouging.

18.   A. You should have no problem in getting the income stream you need from this account.

19.   A. The short answer is that you could improve your income stream very dramatically and still be on very sound financial ground.

20.   A. Well, you may not have given much thought to providing yourself with an income stream from your investments, but your planner did.