Deductions for lost money are far less desirable
than the original investment amount itself.
Not exact matches
Typically, a liquidation preference is designed to protect an investor's monetary
investment in a situation where, for whatever reason, the proceeds of a liquidation to be distributed to all investors are less
than the
amount of the investors»
original investment.
Principal value and
investment return will fluctuate with changes in market conditions, and an account in the pool may be worth more or less
than the
original amount contributed to the account.
This means if you delay your
investments by 10 years, then despite doubling the
investment you will get final value less
than half of what you would have got if you have started 10 years earlier with the
original investment amount.
When a security or
investment is sold for less
than its
original purchase price, then the dollar
amount of difference is considered a capital loss.
For example, if you add $ 1,000 to a portfolio at the beginning of the year, it works for you (or against you if the
investment sours) for a longer time
than if you were to put it in at the end of the year, yet in both situations you have added the same
amount — $ 1,000 — to the same
original portfolio value.
Whatever
amount you withdraw less
than a year after the
original investment is taxed at the higher rate.
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Investments in variable products will fluctuate and values upon redemption may be less
than the
original amount invested.
Past performance of any
investment does not guarantee future results;
investment returns will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed they may be worth more or less
than the
original amount invested.
The
amounts allocated to the variable
investment options of your account balance are subject to market fluctuations so that, when withdrawn or surrendered it may be worth more or less
than its
original value.
Past performance of any
investment does not guarantee future results;
investment returns will fluctuate so such shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less
than the
original amount invested.
Although most carriers offer all of the riders described above, many also offer other types of specialized riders that provide specific types of protection against various circumstances that can leave annuitants and beneficiaries with less
than the
amount of the
original investment or the growth in the contract.