Featured Products - Fixed Annuities
Life Insurance - Health Insurance - Fixed Annuities
- Method of systematic liquidation of a principal sum
- Creates an income payable over a defined period of time, by distributing the principal amount invested plus returns on principal
- Interest accrued on the yet-to-be-distributed principal amount makes the total sum of annuity payments larger that the inital amount of money deposited
- Guaranteed to be credited with at least a minimum rate of return over the contract's life
- Federal income tax is due on withdrawals and a 10% tax penalty may apply to withdrawals pror to age 59½ and surrender penalties may apply.
- Surrender charges may apply during the contract's early years.
- Guarantees of annuity contracts contingent on the claims paying ability of the issuing insurance agency.
- Annuities contain martality, expense charges, account fees, management and administrative fees.
- Annuities are long term investments.
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