Annuities

What is an Annuity?

An annuity is an agreement for one person or organization to pay another a stream or series of payments. Usually the term “annuity” relates to a contract between you and a life insurance company, but a charity or a trust can take the place of the insurance company.

How does it differ from Life Insurance?

Both annuities and life insurance should be considered in your long-term financial plan. While both include death benefits, you buy life insurance in the event you die too soon and an annuity in case you live too long. In other words, life insurance provides economic protection to your loved ones if you die before your financial obligations to them are met, while annuities guard against outliving your assets.

Fixed Annuities

There are 4 types of insurance policies/contracts that offer fixed or indexed returns with no downside exposure. They are:

Deferred Fixed Annuities
Deferred Indexed Annuities
Immediate Annuities
Variable Annuities

Deferred Annuities can give an investor a fixed guaranteed deferred rate or indexed deferred rate during the accumulation period. Contract guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the insurer.

Immediate Annuities will pay a guaranteed payment for a specific period or for life.

Variable Annuity rates are based on the actual returns of the accounts the money is invested in.

Things to Think About

Outpace inflation and give you growth you need
Provide protection against market risk
Create an income stream that is guaranteed for your life and if married, for your spouse’s

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