Brokers love to push these shares because they have no upfront commission costs to the investor, but produce a terrific trailing annuity stream for the broker over the years! (aaii.com)
Protect your retirement savings and create an additional, guaranteed income stream with an annuity (wellsfargo.com)
With interest rates as low as they are, the EXPECTED return on the entire annuity stream should be significantly higher than the return on a high quality bond portfolio of similar term. (investopedia.com)