How much will a $250,000 annuity pay monthly at age 60?

Knowing that annuities exist and understanding what they'll actually deliver in retirement are two different things. Nanci Santos/Getty Images Retirement doesn't look the way it used to. More Americans are heading into retirement without a pension, and are instead leaning on savings accounts and investment portfolios that have become increasingly subject to market swings and the slow erosion of inflation. …