With so many boomers concerned about whether they’ll outlive their assets in retirement, it’s probably no surprise that they’d be interested in converting assets into guaranteed lifetime income to see them through.

And that’s exactly the word from the “Finding the Right Mix: LIMRA Retirement Attitudes and Preferences” study, from the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute. The study found that half of all U.S. households of non-retired and retired people who have at least $100,000 in assets are interested in converting assets into guaranteed lifetime income for retirement.

“Our research shows that these demographic segments are less likely to have a defined benefit pension plan and will have to rely on their own assets to create retirement income,” Matthew Drinkwater, associate managing director, LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, said in a statement.

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