This is the reason that I prefer using
fixed annuities instead of variable annuities.
So if all of this is a reason why you were considering
fixed annuities instead of bond mutual funds, then just don't do that, and you'll be much better off.
If you'd be more comfortable with an annuity that guarantees a minimum rate of return on all of the funds in your annuity, you may want to consider a traditional
fixed annuity instead.
Not exact matches
But
instead of investing your money in the insurance company's general account, as with a
fixed annuity, your money is invested in a separate account made up of a number of different investment subaccounts.
Additionally,
fixed indexed
annuity interest can remain in the
annuity instead of being paid out to the contract holder, which allows for the deferral of income taxes.
So,
instead of a variable
annuity, where they were paying fees and their money was at risk in the market, they now have a
fixed indexed
annuity with no fees.
Then the government recently helped enable 401 (k) investors to buy
fixed annuities,
instead of rolling their money over into a DIY IRA.
So you started out with a plain vanilla
fixed annuity that yielded 6.9 % (if you had $ 400k
instead of $ 113,457, then this yield is really only 1.9 %).
Instead of having ~ $ 113,457, you'd have between $ 350,000 and $ 513,000 (if you did not buy the fixed annuity and your money grew at 5 % instead of
Instead of having ~ $ 113,457, you'd have between $ 350,000 and $ 513,000 (if you did not buy the
fixed annuity and your money grew at 5 %
instead of
instead of 1.1 %).