A feature on your annuity that provides an additional benefit.
Not exact matches
Variable
annuities are designed to be retirement investments, and because of this tax - deferral
feature, there is typically a 10 % federal tax penalty
on earnings withdrawn before age 59 1/2.
Other variable
annuity carriers are expected to follow, and many have already cut back
on features in products they continue to sell.
The changes have come in response to the prolonged low - interest rate environment, and the pressure that has put
on carriers» ability to support product guarantees and related
features, according to a wide variety of
annuity watchers...
For example, variable
annuities allow savings to grow based
on market conditions, while offering
features that provide a level of income protection.
The prospectus contains details
on the variable
annuity, the subaccounts, contract
features, fees, expenses, and other pertinent information.
A Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)
feature is an optional rider
on a variable
annuity that is available for an additional annual charge against the income base.
The payment would depend
on your age, current interest rates and certain optional
features of the
annuity.
GOLD SERIES SAGE CHOICE SINGLE PREMIUM DEFERRED
ANNUITY — PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 Year Single Premium Deferred
Annuity Issue Ages: 15 days — 90 years (age last birthday) Minimum Premium — $ 2,000 Maximum Premium — $ 500,000 per Owner Free Withdrawal Provision («Bailout
Feature»): Included in the Contract Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate: 2 % for the first 10 years and 3 % thereafter Contract Loan — Not Available for this product Free - Look Period — 30 days Death Benefit: Accumulation Value
on the date of the Owner's death.
On the other hand, investors who don't offer retirement plan may be enticed to the benefits as well as money management
features of the best variable
annuities.
How much interest you get and when you get it depends
on the
features of your particular
annuity.
But the effective
annuity rate is also based
on factors like current interest rates, mortality rates and optional extra
features like inflation indexing, guarantee periods or joint - and - survivor benefits.
The investor also loses optional death benefits, contract value at death (depending
on the timing of the election and contract terms the contract value could be realized over a specified period of time) and most other
features purchased with the
annuity.
Warren Posner, LPL Financial senior vice president of product management, says «While LPL Financial continues to focus
on brokerage variable
annuity solutions and believes they are and will continue to be an important and relevant solution to meet retirement planning needs in a post-DOL environment, we are excited to expand our existing fee - based variable
annuity lineup with the competitive
features offered by the Pacific Odyssey product to meet a growing interest and demand in that space.»
But because of the limits
features like participation rates and caps place
on returns, the value of your
annuity may grow much more slowly over the long run than had you simply put some of your money in cash and / or short - term bond funds for security and the rest in low - cost stock index funds.
This contrasts with a variable
annuity, which
features accumulation or loss based
on the performance of investment options selected by the contract owner.
Annuity, Variable An
annuity that
features accumulation or loss based
on the performance of investment options selected by the contract owner.
GOLD SERIES SAGE CHOICE SINGLE PREMIUM DEFERRED
ANNUITY — PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 Year Single Premium Deferred
Annuity Issue Ages: 15 days — 90 years (age last birthday) Minimum Premium — $ 2,000 Maximum Premium — $ 500,000 per Owner Free Withdrawal Provision («Bailout
Feature»): Included in the Contract Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate: 2 % for the first 10 years and 3 % thereafter Contract Loan — Not Available for this product Free - Look Period — 30 days Death Benefit: Accumulation Value
on the date of the Owner's death.
However, some added
features may make a variable
annuity suitable for certain investors, depending
on the investor's financial profile and retirement horizon.
A personal pension plan is a retirement plan in which individuals seek to plan for their retirement and get this secure and stable investment.The main
features of HDFC personal plan are planned for the single life flexibility to choose investment flexibility to choose a premium paying frequency, assured benefits
on maturity, choose the
annuity option.