The fees and expenses on a variable annuity contract can be quite steep when compared to other types of market based investments (and
even other annuity types).
Not exact matches
In many cases, insurance policies can be exchanged for
other lower - cost policies or
even annuities without capital gains or income tax consequences.
A more likely scenario is challenge and change, with FIAs, DIAs, immediate
annuities and IOVAs
evening out market share with
other individual
annuity products.
While NAFA and
others in the industry «perpetually claim that they serve their clients» best interests,
even NAFA concedes it is currently «impossible» for the
annuity industry to create an oversight mechanism that ensures investment advice is in retirement savers» best interest.
The point being, perhaps qualification of
annuity premiums may be
even more advantageous (as opposed to non-qualified options) than for
other types of unqualified investments such as life insurance or Roth IRAs.
If, on the
other hand, Social Security doesn't come close to covering
even your basic living expenses — or you think you'll have more peace of mind with extra guaranteed income — then you may want to consider going with the
annuity payments.
This means you can mix and match an
annuity with flexi - access drawdown, your
other investments, or
even to buy several different types of
annuity.
«The nation's youngest batch of retirement savers are more interested than any
other age group in the investing strategy behind
annuities,
even though most of them have likely never heard the word «
annuity,» according to a survey just out from the Indexed
Annuity Leadership Council...
If your QLAC or
other annuities generate enough income to cover your retirement expenses, you have
even more flexibility to invest the equity portion of your portfolio without putting your livelihood at risk.
If your DIA or
other annuities generate enough income to cover your retirement expenses, you have
even more flexibility to invest the equity portion of your portfolio without putting your livelihood at risk.
Survivor Benefits: When you buy a lifetime
annuity, you can guarantee your income for your own lifetime and / or that of your spouse or
even other dependents.
Which is why
even if you decide an immediate
annuity is right for you, you want to be sure you have plenty of
other savings invested in stocks, bonds and cash equivalents that can provide capital growth to maintain purchasing power and provide extra cash should you need it for emergencies and such.
Your indexed
annuity, like
other fixed
annuities, also promises to pay a minimum interest rate,
even if the index - linked interest rate performs lower.
(FDIC insurance does not cover mutual funds, stocks, bonds,
annuities or
other investments,
even if you purchased them at a bank.)
Also, I'd probably pay a little more for a stable business — but that's on average reflecting some stable businesses deserve exactly the multiples you highlight, and
even lower, but
others may be relatively low growth but have v dependable revenue / profit streams which may deserve a significant / premium multiple (
annuity - type business).
An
annuity, on the
other hand, reaps
even more commission for the agent.
So
even if one person dies, the
other person continues to receive the
annuity till the time he or she survives.