Annuities
Annuities are financial products that straddle the line between life insurance and retirement planning vehicle. Learn about the various types of annuities, how they work, and which ones are best for you and your family.
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Why Lottery Winners Should Choose the Annuity, Not the Lump Sum
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How to Use an Immediate Annuity for Risk Management in Retirement
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Learn How to Compare Immediate Annuity Rates -
Look at How a Fixed Annuity Fits a Retirement Plan -
Advantages of Annuities vs the Disadvantages -
If You HaveTIAA-CREF, Get Clear on Your Traditional Annuity Options -
What Is a "Free Look" Period? -
Required Minimum Distributions With Annuities -
What Are the Agent Qualifications to Sell Annuities? -
You Can Ladder Annuities -- Here's How -
The Benefits of Using Annuity Arbitrage With Life Insurance -
SPIA Structure: Life With Death Benefit -
What Does It Mean to Annuitize? -
Variable Annuity Extra Features - How They Work and How Much They Cost -
Immediate Annuities: Pros, Cons and Options -
Here Is a Look at What a Deferred Annuity Is and How It Works -
4 Common Annuity Payment Terms You Should Know Before Retirement -
What a QLAC Annuity Means for Your Retirement -
Asset Protection With Annuities -
How Annuity Riders Work and Tips for Choosing One -
8 Questions To Ask About Your Annuity -
Best Ways to Save in a Low-Interest Market -
What Is a Variable Annuity? -
Retirement Income Funds - How They Work -
What Is a Single Premium Deferred Annuity (SPDA)? -
Learn About the Levels of Commission That Agents Earn on Annuities -
How Does an Immediate Annuity Work? -
Can I Buy an Annuity Direct?
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Have Your SPIA With an Installment Refund Too -
SPIA Structure: Life with Period Certain -
What Are Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefits and Lifetime Income Riders? -
What Is a Surrender Charge? -
Indexed Annuities: The Good, the Bad, and the Truth -
Here Are Tips on How to Get out of an Annuity When It Is in an IRA -
5 Variable Annuity Fees to Ask About -
What Is a Medicaid Annuity? -
How Annuity Premiums Work and Compare to Other Insurance Premiums -
Which Immediate Annuity is Best—Inflation-indexed, Fixed, or Variable? -
Beware: Tax-Deferral in Variable Annuities Might Cost You More in Tax -
Annuity Sales in Banks and What You Need to Know
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