Explore the options below to learn more about each of the most
common types of annuities and evaluate which type may suit your individual financial objectives.
Explore the options below to learn more about each of the most
common types of annuities and evaluate which type may suit your individual financial objectives.
While the most
common type of annuity offers fixed payments for life, you can also get a «variable annuity» that offers the possibility of increasing payouts if stock and bond markets perform well.
In Canada the most
common type of annuity is the life annuity, which is normally purchased by persons at their retirement age with tax - sheltered funds or with savings funds.
Not exact matches
Immediate
annuities are the least
common type of contract and only suitable in certain situations.
Keep in mind, there are other
types of annuities as well, but these are some
of the most
common.
Pension plans, or
annuities, are a
type of retirement plan, but they are not the same thing as a 401 (k), an IRA, or other, more
common retirement plans covered above.
The indexed
annuity is a
type of fixed
annuity that calculates interest payments based on upward and downward movements in
common indexes such as the S&P 500 Index.