Apple could be
described as an annuity business model delivered as hits.
Not exact matches
The scenario I've
described pretty much explains how an immediate
annuity — or an income or payout
annuity as it's sometimes known — works, with some important differences.
The example above might be best
described as an indexed
annuity with average returns during the last decade.
In addition, 64 % of DB and DC plan participants who took the
annuity (vs. 54 % who took the lump sum)
described themselves
as «risk - averse.»
Rafaloff observes that an individual's risk tolerance appears to impact whether they select a lump sum or
annuity, a fact that employers can keep in mind
as they attempt to influence behavior in this area: «Perhaps not surprisingly, 46 % of DB and DC plan participants who selected a lump sum and are, therefore, subject to the fluctuations of the stock and bond markets,
described themselves
as risk - takers, compared to 36 % of those who selected a guaranteed
annuity.»
Hartkorn
describes it
as a selling of the accounts to produce an
annuity in retirement, or a percentage of annual billing.
In marketing material
describing the
annuity, it would refer to the 8.4 %
as the payout rate.
LIC Varishtha Pension Bima and Yojana can also be
described as a life
annuity with return of premium
as the entire purchase price is returned to the beneficiaries on demise of the pensioner.