More specifically, they are considered to have less risk and possibly less
return than a variable annuity, but more risk and corresponding return from a fixed annuity.
Not exact matches
Most indexed
annuities cap your
returns, but your
returns can still potentially be higher
than you'd see with a fixed
annuity, and you are protected from the downsides of
variable annuities.
Variable annuities provide tax deferral and an opportunity to take on more risk
than a fixed
annuity in
return for greater growth.
A
Variable Annuity offers investors the potential of earning a higher rate of
return than a fixed
annuity, while also assuming some
return risk.
Historically,
variable annuities have offered better
returns than fixed rate
annuities.
A
variable annuity is a contract that provides fluctuating (
variable) rather
than fixed
returns.
Because of the dream of market
returns, most
variable annuities have lower contractual benefits and guarantees
than their fixed
annuity cousins.
With this financial strategy software, you can also see what the minimum rate of
return needs to be on a normal investment portfolio to get the same or more lifetime income
than a fixed or
variable annuity would provide.
One of the touted benefits of a
variable annuity is that, as you can pick your own investments, you could potentially achieve higher long - term
returns than what a fixed
annuity would pay.