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Jan 05

Mutual Funds vs. Annuities vs. Structured Settlements

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An investment fund is a way for you for a small sum of money that might not be able to diversify elsewhere. Small investors generally invest in mutual funds. If you’re buying a mutual fund, in reality, the purchase of a property interest in an Investment Corporation. These companies have fund managers who invest money for you. Apart from investment, but also buy and a time when I think it might be advantageous to sell.

- Structured Settlement Annuity

There are other investors whoshares owned by the same company. The reason for these investments are available, because the money is collected from a large group of people and investment. Investing in general the money of investors with funds raised for the purchase of various debt and equity.

Fits many mutual fund investors as an investment that simply offers a great diversity. The best thing for mutual support is to keep track of only a single investment, rather than a number of different investments.You will receive a quarterly or annual net sales or in a bad year you could pay even net losses.

- Structured Settlement Annuity

An annuity is a general agreement between an insurance company and a client. This is a great way to receive payment for a specified period or the life of a person at a time. You can purchase an annuity payment is paid a lump sum or less. The profit performance of the pension can be useful or may be deferred until retirement so immediately and is aProvide income for a longer period.

Most people are unaware of these investments, taxes, insurance, rent and then build.

Insurance companies need to know an educated workforce with the right skills, as wise investments. After a period of the amount invested in the purchase by pension payments will be paid by the insurance service. Payments can be monthly or yearly, and you get to keep for life.The insurance company collects pensions by several people to invest in profitable companies. The payments for the customer is charged the amount of profit.http://www.structuredsettlementannuity.goodarticlesite.com/mutual-funds-vs-annuities-vs-structured-settlements/

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Dec 20

A Guide To Cashing Out Your Annuities

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Are you looking to buy your dream car? It may sound a distant dream if you don’t have enough money to pay for it. You can get a loan for the car. However, it would be a bigger commitment because you have to pay back your loans on time. Also, getting a loan is a difficult process and it may take longer than you think. There are high chances for a loan company to turn down your application if you don’t have a good credit standing.

One of the smartest ways to buy your favorite car without relying on a loan is to make use of your assets. There may be annuities that pay you small cash every year. However, the amount of money that you earn out of your annuities may not help you to meet larger financial needs. So, selling those annuities will be a better option to get a huge amount of cash. In fact, you can sell out the entire annuity payments to gain all the money that you have on your annuity.

Before you go ahead and sell your annuities, you got to assess your needs.

Decide on the car you want to buy and find out how much it would cost you to buy the car. Make sure to find the total amount of cash you will be required to pay out of hand in order to buy the car. Once you figure out the cash you need, figure out how many annuity settlements you own. Determine the amount of money that you have in each of the annuities and their expiration date. If you don’t have enough details about your annuity, contact the annuity company and fetch all the details about the annuities.

Contact an asset financing company with the annuity details. Estimate the current market value of your annuities. If you are naive about the current value of your annuities, simply ask the asset finance company to find it for you. You can fasten up the selling process by contacting the asset financing company and figure out the documents that you need to provide to initiate the selling process. Many asset financing companies sell annuities in a quick time.
 

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Dec 20

Reverse Mortgages With Annuities – A Bad Combination?

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For the most part yes they are a bad combination. I personally have been in the insurance and mortgage business since 1979, while annuities and reverse mortgages are great products in and of themselves, the combination can be detrimental.

The problem comes when a Mortgage Broker/Insurance Representative tries to enhance their commission by helping a client get a reverse mortgage and then directing all of the money into a deferred annuity. Generally the reverse mortgage is a tool that is utilized to free up cash, a deferred annuity limits the access to that cash thereby hindering the very reason that a person has done a reverse mortgage.

A deferred annuity is a great vehicle to utilize if you want to protect money that you have, but it would almost never makes sense to borrow money to put into a deferred annuity, if you did, you would be paying interest on the money that you had put into the deferred annuity.

The annuity return would have to be greater than the interest that you are paying on your mortgage. With a reverse mortgage there is no interest currently due, but it is in fact accumulating against the equity in the home.

The other issue with a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage is that you have an option of leaving the money in a line of credit, that line of credit has a growth rate factor to it. So in essence, if you are going to put the money into an annuity, you would have to beat the credit line growth rate, and the interest earning against you on the borrowed money.

For example, if interest rates are currently at 5%. Then your credit line growth rate would be 5% and the interest charged against money you have taken from your reverse mortgage would be 5%.

So you’re annuity would have to beat 10%, in order to be a better deal. Money left in the line of credit would be growing at 5%, so you would lose that and you would have 5% earning against you on the money that you had borrowed.

This is very confusing for most people, and in fact, most insurance representatives don’t understand that they are really doing a disservice to the senior citizen that takes out a HECM, and then puts the money into an annuity. I think to simplify the issue it just never makes sense to borrow money and then try to invest it into something else that might give you a higher return, unless you understand the risks involved.

Most insurance agents believe that indexed annuities will provide a higher rate of return than the money costs the borrower to borrow. But after over 30 years in the insurance business and being very well educated on annuities I disagree, indexed annuities might earn 6% or 7% on average. But as I pointed out in my earlier example you’d have to earn 10% for it to be a better deal.

Not to single out annuities, I want to point out that it would not make sense to borrow the money and put it into a bank account or the stock market either. The stock market has risk, and if you’re borrowing money from your home you should probably not be putting that money at risk, and a savings account is going to perform worse than an annuity.

So what should you do with the money from a reverse mortgage? That really depends on what it is you’re trying to accomplish. If you don’t need the money right now and you’re just getting the reverse mortgage to protect yourself for any future cash needs then a credit line is the best option. If you don’t want the pressure of managing a large chunk of money then monthly payments would be a better option. If you have a specific need for a large amount of cash, then the lump sum would be your best option.

If you do take the credit line and just plan to access money when you want or need it we would still recommend that you take some cash out and put it somewhere else for two reasons: first, you’ve gone through the whole process of getting a reverse mortgage you should probably reward yourself with some liquidity immediately. Second is very simple, don’t have all your eggs in one basket, if you leave all the money in the credit line and your house is destroyed then the credit line will stop. And just to clarify, I want to make sure you understand by your home being destroyed I mean beyond your insurance coverage ability to repair it. For example, if your home was destroyed by an earthquake and you did not have earthquake insurance, your credit line would stop. The same is true for any other natural disasters where your insurance is not going to repair your home, the credit line would stop. So if you left all of the money in the credit line, thinking that were the safest thing to do and your home is destroyed then you no longer have access to any of that money.

So if your strategy is to take some of the money and put it somewhere that is safe and secure then a bank account or an annuity would be fine. But do not do this strategy thinking that you’re going to get a better return on your money, you will not. Annuities and bank accounts are designed to be safe and secure, that is why you should put your money there. So if you have a mortgage broker or an insurance agent recommending that you do a reverse mortgage and then put the money into an annuity, you should find a different mortgage company to work with.

There are currently laws in place that make it illegal for a mortgage broker to recommend you do anything with the money. All they can do is offer the loan for you and it’s up to you to choose what to do with that money. I would recommend that you talk to a financial advisor or a family member and have a clear understanding of why you’re going to do the reverse mortgage and what you’re planning on doing with the money that you get from it.

I have been in the Financial Services industry since 1979 when I started as a Loan Officer for Wells Fargo Mortgage. Since then I have acquired my Securities Registration, Investment Adviser Representative Registration, Real Estate License, Insurance License and Mortgage Broker License in 22 States.

Dec 19

Safe Money – Annuities – Should You Buy One?

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The point of this article is about Safe Money, and to demystify what annuities are and what they are not!

You can do three things with money.

Spend it.
Save it.
Invest it.

Many people get confused with which of these seemingly basic aspects about money. It is not that difficult. You have an income, you have bills. I hope that your bills are less than your income. If not, sit down and create a budget. Write down everything you are spending money on. See where you can cut back. It is all too easy to spend more than you have. There are other places you can go to further study how to create budgets and gain control over what you are spending, but it really is that easy. Either earn more money, or reduce your spending, if you do not have enough money left to save, or invest each month.

Saving money; just what does this mean? When you save money, you want to have no risk of losing your principal.

The principal, is the actual money you want to save, and can be called premium. When you “save” money, you normally earn an interest rate. The “economy” or the “market” going up or down or sideways or whatever, has no effect on the value of your savings. You will be credited interest to your savings in the amount of the interest rate, or coupon you are paid on the amount of principal you have saved. You do have a “time” factor involved with the amount of your earnings, however. Normally, the amount of time you commit to saving your money, and not pulling it out of savings and spending it, determines the amount of interest you will earn on your deposit. The longer period you commit to saving your money, the higher the interest you are paid, in most economic conditions. There are times, when we have what is called an “inverted” yield curve, that this would not be the case, but most often, the shorter the time frame you deal with, the lower the rate of return you receive. For instance, I just looked at bankrate.com, and the 6-month CD average is paying 1.52%, the 1-year CD is paying 1.99% and the 5-year CD is paying 2.61%. Annuities are paying on average, 3-year maturity at 3.3%, a 4-year at 3.8% and a 5 year at 4.5% return, tax deferred.

Investing money; the risk goes with the investor. When you invest money, your money is at the risk of market and economic conditions. This article is being written in March, of 2009. Anyone who was invested in the “market,” or has a typical 401K, or IRA, knows the risk of investing. People invest because they want to have the possibility of a significant gain in the value of their investments. I have seen many cycles in the economy, and people can be caught up in the false reality that the market will only go up. It seems as though many of the investment houses preach that false reality. The mantra of a “diversified “portfolio was used to lull people into a false sense of reality. Diversification, meaning to position your portfolio in many different sectors of the economy, and thereby avoid losses in all or your portfolio if one sector of the economy does not perform well showed its ugly brother. What happens if the entire economy goes down? You know the answer to that, and if you do not, just look at the value of your “investment” portfolio. I can tell you, it is down. Way down.

What is a key fact about the money you save or invest? They are liquid assets. What are liquid assets? Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Variable Annuities, CD’s, and Government issued notes, Annuities. Just about anything you have saved or invested is a liquid asset. Liquid means that you can get your hands on your money in very short order if you want it? There may be a gain, or a loss with some of the instruments listed, but you can sell them, and get your money on demand.

CD’s are time sensitive savings certificates issued by banks. They have a rate of return, or interest rate paid, based on the length of time you deposit your money. There is usually a penalty for withdrawing your money before the maturity date. There is no penalty if you hold the CD until it matures. The purchaser must pay taxes on the income they are paid from the interest income generated every year from their CD portfolio. I think the reason people buy a lot of them, is that they are easy to buy. Just go down to the bank and buy it and forget it. You cannot lose money unless you have over the FDIC limits in one bank and the bank goes out of business or you remove money before final maturity.

Annuities are time sensitive savings contracts issued by insurance companies. They have a rate of return or interest rate paid, based on the length of time you deposit your money. Like the CD, there is usually a penalty for withdrawing your money before the maturity date. There is no penalty if you hold the annuity until it matures. The purchaser is allowed to defer paying taxes on the interest income generated every year from their annuity. In this way, they are paid interest on the interest generated by the annuity each year, allowing it to grow. You cannot lose money unless you have over the State Insurance limits and the Insurance company out of business, or you remove money before final maturity.

You see, the CD and the Annuity are very similar. They both pay interest to the holder based on time. They both have a penalty if you take out your money before it matures. The main difference is the Tax Deferral: Earnings are sheltered from annual taxation just like an IRA in the annuity.

Are insurance companies safe? Insurance companies are required to keep a certain level of reserves on hand to ensure your money is safe. Many insurance companies in the industry are stronger than ever today, which makes an investment in those companies very solid. In addition, each state has a guaranty fund to back up deposits with insurers. For the most part, that coverage is limited to 0,000 but each state is different so it is best to look in to the laws of your state.

Unlike CD’s, annuity contracts have an annual free withdrawal provision giving the account holder access to 10-15% of the account value annually without penalty. Annuities really are a Safe Money savings vehicle.

There are many things to consider when investing and or saving your money. There are many different types of Annuities. Check back with my website as I post new articles. How much money should you save, and how much money should you “invest,” only you and your needs, and what you are comfortable with, can answer.

Dec 19

How To Get The Best Annuities Rates

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Have you started planning for your retirement already?  It is never too early to start planning for the future and one of the best ways to go about doing is by considering annuity investments and getting the best annuities rates.  If you are employed and you are not putting any money into a pension fund, it is time for you to start doing that.  This can work out to be a very good plan for retirement.  On the other hand, you can also think about investing your money wisely by looking for the best annuities rates.

The prices of annuities and the income that you will receive from your investment depend on a number of factors and one of the essential one is the annuities rates.  Since there are a large number of annuity provider all over the place all selling different annuity products at different prices, there is not a single day which can be thought as the best for purchasing annuities.  With so many options available, each and every single day provides a very good opportunity to buy annuities.

There are different types of annuities available and different ways of getting the best annuities rates.  Annuities also give you the option to invest in bonds and shares and this will help increase your chances of enjoying a higher ROI or return on investment in the future.  Before purchasing an annuity, it is important for an individual to do his homework and this includes finding out how to get the best deal.  As I mentioned before, there are many ways of getting the best annuity rates and now we will look at some of the things that can help in getting the best annuity rates.

Number one on the list is shopping around.  Just like all the other things, shopping around for the best deal ensures that we have purchased the right thing that is suitable for our needs and at a price that we are happy with.  Similarly, when it comes to purchasing annuities, it is foolish to say yes to the first offer that comes our way.  The first offer may not be the right offer.  It may not have the right price.  There may be other products available in the market which may be better than this offer.  These are some of the things to think about and say no to the first offer.

Shop around wisely and look for the annuity product which suits your requirements and your budget.  Even it means looking at ten different offers, evaluate each one carefully, look for the pros and cons of each, look for the other features, compare them and then only choose the one that you are happy with.

Another way of getting the best annuities rates is by seeking help from annuity brokers and consultants.  This way you will save yourself the hassle of searching for the right product.  The brokers or the consultants will search the entire market and come up with the product that will be most suitable for you.



Are you confused about how to choose the best annuity to secure your retirement? Visit our website and you will find heaps of valuable information on the best annuities rates

Dec 19

Deferred Annuities – Safeguarding The Twilight Days

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Annunity is a scheme which gives you the facility to invest your own money and earn out of it after your retirement. Annunity principally helps to solve the monetary problem of the aged people. This scheme helps in securing the life of the retired when they are the most vulnerable. Till the day one retires one is usually not too worried about the life that will follow, after retirement except the occasional thoughts. However, once one retires the very thought of spending life based on a static amount that is likely to get exhausted scares one. It is then that these retirement schemes come to the rescue.

Annunity is primarily of two types namely deferred annuity and immediate annuity. Deferred annuities are more preferable mainly due to the fact that in this scheme the individual in concern is able to defer or delay the payment of the premium. This also reduces the pressure of time bound payments for the individual annuitant. This scheme consists of two parts. They are the investment phase and the income phase. In the investment phase the process is simple. In this phase one usually invests his or her money in the insurance company. This payment is done for a fixed period of time. The latter part that is the income phase is the one that helps to resolve the fund problems. In this phase the money that one has been investing for so long begins to pay back and add to the income of the family. The date when the investment phase would get over and the income phase would begin is decided by the mutual consent of the insurance company and the individual annuitant in concern. This date is decided previously and is put into action when the time comes.

The advantage that the deferred annuities possess apart from the one already suggested are that the amount invested in this annunity enjoys the benefit of tax exemption. The other being that the individual annuitant can decide whether he or she wishes to take the amount as a whole or in parts, in form of a monthly payment. This system facilitates in enabling the retired to enjoy the benefits of a regular life irrespective of the fact that they are retired.

Though the deferred annuities have proven to be beneficial to the mass , it is not devoid of its demerits. This scheme of annunity has not proven to be that beneficial to the insurance agents. As their rate of commission keeps fluctuating. This results in less income and incentives. Apart from this aspect the scheme has truly proven to be the friend in need of the retired people.

The annunity like many other schemes in the market have been designed in order to benefit the aged. However, annunity enjoys a widespread popularity due to the fact that it does not involve any property mortgage. It is akin to the process of investing and earning out of it. This allows the retired to enjoy the sweet fruit of freedom without much ado.

Blan Gould is a business consultant who has good information on deferred annuities and annunity. For more information visit http://www.totalreturnannuities.com/.

Dec 18

Immediate Annuities – More Income With Less Money

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An immediate annuity is a contract with an insurance company that guarantees an income stream you cannot outlive. One advantage to an immediate annuity is that the payout rate can be 6% to as high as 12% depending on the age of the consumer -also known as the annuitant. You may be asking how an insurance company can afford to do this. Good question. An immediate annuity is the insurance industries way of insuring that your check will be there every month based on a specific amount of money, current interest rates and your life expectancy. Part of each annuity payment is made up of a non taxable return of principle and the other part is taxable interest. When the annuitant has received all the principle back, the entire payment will be taxable as ordinary income. This could take as long as 11-14 years depending on your age when you purchase the immediate annuity and the exclusion ratio provided in your income quote by a licensed insurance agent.

One often overlooked advantage of the immediate annuity is that owners over the age of 65 may be able to receive more monthly income on less money without triggering the social security tax. For example, a client over the age of 74 would receive about 80% of their immediate annuity income tax free. The 80% number is known as the exclusion amount. It is “excluded” from income taxation. For June 2009, the income from 0,000 premium paid to the insurance company for a female age 74 would be 00 or 9% income for life with a 5 year minimum guarantee. (These rates change daily and can only be locked in for a few days to 2 weeks.) The non taxable amount would be 00 So in this example, the client would not have to pay tax on the entire distribution until she was almost 88 years old because it would take 13.9 years to receive back her full 0,000 of principle. (0,000/00) The balance- 00 would be taxable and a 1099 would be issued every year for this amount. Where else can a 74 year old female receive 9% on an asset used for income?

To generate 00 of income from CD’s in today’s interest rate environment (3% for 1 year) would take nearly 0,000. In addition, the entire 00 would be taxable as ordinary income. This 00 may cause as much as 85% of your Social Security checks to be taxed. With the immediate annuity, the income tax in the 15% bracket would be 0. With the CD, it would be 50. OK sounds good so far, what is the catch? The potential catch, which is often pointed out by annuity antagonists is that if the annuitant dies before receiving all the principle back, the insurance company keeps the money. This is true only if the client chooses a lifetime payout versus a “period certain” payout. To eliminate this concern, I recommend that all clients have or purchase life insurance to recover the entire premium or “premium at risk” used for the income.

Life insurance proceeds are generally received income tax free by the beneficiary. This will cost 2%-3% of the annual payout leaving the client with a tax free rate in the area of 4.75% -7% depending on your tax bracket. The higher your tax bracket, the more favorable this strategy works. Where can you find a tax free asset paying these kinds of rates without exposing yourself to some kind of market or interest rate risk? Imagine not having to worry about the stock market or interest rates gutting your returns ever again?

Annuity payout rates can vary substantially between companies, so consumers are recommended to consult a qualified advisor with experience in setting theses types of accounts up. Care should be taken to work with someone that has access to several companies instead of an advisor who is captive with only one company. Ask your advisor if he gets any special compensation or benefit for selling a particular company to make sure you are receiving the highest payout possible from your fixed sum of money. If you have the need for life insurance to provide for your heirs or to pay inheritance or estate taxes, consider setting up an immediate annuity to pay all the premiums. This will allow you to commit a smaller amount to fund the insurance so you can invest the remainder of your liquid assets for growth. For tax questions, I recommend you consult your qualified tax representative since insurance agents, financial advisors, and brokers do not give this type of advice.

This article is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as accounting, investment or legal advice. Please consult your own professional for this type of advice since your specific situation is fact dependent. Since this article is written as a general description, Robert B. Scott does not provide any warranty whatsoever with regard to the suitability of this strategy for you personally.

Robert B. Scott is a financial representive with National Financial Services Group in Nashville, TN. He specializes in Life Insurance, Tax Reduction, and Retirement Planning. He has been helping families and business owners for 19 years. He can be reached at rbscott21@gmail.com or by calling 615-485-1768

Dec 18

Some Things To Know About Annuities

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An annuity is a form of agreement between an individual and an insurance company or an annuity provider.  Under this agreement, the individual will give the insurance company his money to manage and the company will provide the individual with a policy that will spell the benefits they are providing.  Generally, there are two main types of annuities.  These include immediate and deferred annuities and the individual can choose the product which is most suited to his needs.

There are a still a large number of people in the UK who do not understand the annuity concept or how they can benefit from it.  Basically, having an annuity is beneficial in the way that an individual will receive regular income in exchange for his pension pot for the rest of his life.

But, how does one go about choosing the right product? What are the things that an individual needs to consider before purchasing an annuity? Is looking for the best annuity rates in UK the biggest concern?  Here are some of the important things that you need to know about annuities.

Previously, annuities could be purchased from pension providers and a large number of people used to purchase annuities from their existing providers.  Although, this was not a good option, people were not aware of the other options they had through which they could get a better deal.  In other words, after the open market option was introduced, it became possible for people to search for an annuity product that was suitable for them.  Basically, the rates that the pension providers offer are not good enough and people now have the freedom to find a better deal from any annuity provider available on the market.

Are Annuities Good Value?

Recent years have seen a huge devaluation of annuities.  There are a number of factors which has caused this devaluation.  Some of the major ones include greater life expectancy, falling interest rates, poor stock market returns and so on.  In the 1980s, an individual who had a pension pot of £100,000 may have received an annual income of about £18000.  However, today, an individual with the same pension pot would receive only about £6000-£7000 in annual income.

According to annuity providers, people who purchase annuity will have complete financial security for the rest of their lives.  Today, there are no other investment vehicles available on the market that offers the same level of financial security.  When deciding on annuities, longevity is one of the major considerations.

Are Annuities Flexible?

No.  Annuities can neither be transferred, surrendered nor changed for cash.  For this reason, any individual who is looking to purchase annuity must choose carefully.  However, there are some annuity products available which are quite flexible.  For example, if you choose to purchase fixed annuity, you can have it last for five years.  With different annuity products, you have the flexibility to change your risk appetite.

Are They Necessary?

New rules have been put in place as of April, 2011 which states that people can avoid annuities altogether if they wish to.  Prior to this date, annuities were mandatory and people were forced to buy annuity before they reached the age of 75.  Today, there are a number of investment options available which people can choose from and if they don’t want to invest in annuities, they are free to use their money as they like.

Are you confused about how to choose the best annuity to secure your retirement? Visit our website and you will find heaps of valuable information on the best annuities available.

Dec 18

Are Variable Annuities Good Or Bad?

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Are you trying to find a way to supplement your income throughout your retirement? If you are a conservative investor looking for a simple, low-risk solution, you should consider annuities. You can find a lot of solid benefits working with annuities, including variable annuities. Good or bad, many people find the benefits of working with annuities to outweigh any potential risks with this investment vehicle. Learn more about the investing choice of variable annuities – good or bad – for your own investing strategies.

Variable annuities do receive some bad press, but is it warranted? The annuity itself is a contract between you and a life insurance firm, stating that you will give them a set investment that they will pay you a guaranteed salary from each month for a specific amount of time. These payments can last until your death, a spouse or even be passed on to an heir.

They can be a great way to supplement income throughout the rest of your life after retirement and provide peace of mind that a spouse is covered after your death.

One of the biggest benefits to a variable annuity is that it is tax deferred. Throughout its time as an investment, you will be able to enjoy profits into your account without having to pay tax on the income until the monthly checks are sent to you or another recipient each month. In this way, your investment can grow substantially. In addition, because they are a variable annuity (versus a fixed rate annuity), your investment can take full advantage of a strong performance in the marketplace. While a fixed rate investment only gives you a specific profit increase each year, the variable annuity will allow you to benefit when the market is doing well.

Conversely, if the market is struggling, you will still earn a guaranteed minimum profit so there is no risk of losing your investment over time.

Many naysayers for the variable annuity complain that the sales commissions on variable annuities are far greater than those in mutual funds, for example, which can promote brokers to push investors towards a variable annuity even when it might not be the best solution for them. This issue is more to do with the broker than the investment vehicle, however. You will also have to deal with a surrender charge, which is the fee that you will need to pay if you close your annuity before the agreed-upon date. Many surrender fees are longer in a variable annuity, lasting as long as 10 years.

Consider a variable annuity as a supplement to a well-rounded portfolio for retirement planning and you will receive the highest benefits from this investment choice.

Not sure which insurance company you can trust? Take a look at Steven’s Annuity Ratings guide and find a rock-solid annuity provider. Not sure how much to invest to reach your dream retirement? Take a look at Steven’s Annuity Calculator page to help determine premiums.

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Dec 17

Fixed Annuities – The License To Happy Retirement

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In todays world, financial stability is one of the biggest concerns and therefore one should always go for long term investment schemes. However, it has been found that some opt for pensions while some depend on the stock markets. So why opt these unsecured schemes and hamper your future? Go for annuities. An annuity refers to a contract drawn between the investor and an insurance company. Although there are various sorts of annuities, the best bet for retirees is none other than fixed annuities.

First, the investor provides money to the insurance company. This money starts hiking up in a tax-deferred manner. The initial investment along with any other gains is then distributed back to the applicant in various ways. Now, the manner in which the funds are usually redistributed actually refers to the concept of annuity. For fixed annuities, the borrowers are assured a guaranteed rate of return, that is, investors can easily rely on the consistent payments throughout the entire period of their fixed annuities.

Fixed annuities can be a stable way to earn after retirement. Its undoubtedly one of the most reliable sources of income for every individual after retirement. You are assured not to come across any sort of fluctuations or complications. As far as the returns are concerned, there will neither an increase nor any decrease. Most of the fixed annuities are meant to cater to the remaining days of an individuals life. Keep in mind, the longer you live, then, the more chances you have in fetching greater returns.

Fixed Deferred Annuity is the most reputed scheme of fixed annuity. In a fixed deferred annuity, there are no taxes owed till the distribution of funds kicks off. The distribution of funds takes place through annual withdrawals up to 10%. It can also be done through monthly payments. A fixed deferred annuity is an out-and-out savings account.

Now, there are various sorts of fixed annuities Fixed Immediate Annuity and CD-Type Fixed Annuities.

Fixed Immediate Annuity – A fixed immediate annuity is one where the processing of annuities commences instantly. It does not follow any accumulation period. Here a lump sum payment is provided on retirement, and if you are the annuitant, you start getting monthly payments right from that period.

CD-Type Fixed Annuities are nothing but a sort of a cross between a fixed annuity and a CD. Usually, a fixed interest rate is given on a period of one to ten years. The rates range in between 3% and 10% during that era. If you wish, you can withdraw up to 10% of the funds.

Prior to opting for annuities, its always vital on behalf of the annuitant to check the existing annuity rate. If you not able to get the current annuity rates, contact an annuity agent via online who can help you do the same job within moments. Since annuities are related to future investments, its advisable to get in touch with an expert and make the deal accordingly. Instead of running to and fro, simply unlock your PC, connect to the web, contact an annuity expert and know your annuity rate.

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