Annuities
Annuities – what they are, how they work and how to choose the best type of Annuity
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Profiting From “Excess” Annuities and Cash Value Life Insurance
Many of you own annuities or cash value life insurance that no longer fit your needs. They were good ideas when you bought them. But times have changed, and so have your needs. Fortunately, there are strategies you can use to enhance the value of these policies to you. Let’s look at a creative strategy […]
The Tax-Free Life Insurance Trust – An Estate Planning Strategy
There’s a big down-side to the boom in stocks and other financial assets. When the value of the assets you own goes up, so do potential estate and gift taxes. If you don’t take action, the IRS could end up with more of your estate than your loved ones. One easy way to handle the […]
The Tragedy of Variable Annuities
Variable annuities can be great tax-advantaged investment tools for the right people. But the boom in Variable Annuity sales hasn’t benefited many people. A large percentage of variable annuities are bought by people who won’t benefit from them and might even be taking a step backward. But there is good news on the variable annuity […]
Strategies for earning high and safe income from Annuities
The tax-deferral of annuities gets a lot of attention. But not much effort is devoted to the best way to get the highest, safest income from an annuity. Even less attention is devoted to buying an immediate annuity, one that begins paying income within a year. But you’ll hear more about these issues as insurers […]
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What Are Variable Annuities?
Variable annuities are a new look. Insurers are cutting expenses and adding investment options to make their products more attractive. As a result, investors continue their decade-long practice of pouring billions of dollars into variable annuities. The lure of annuities is that there is no investment limit, you get to choose how your money is […]
The End Of Swiss Annuities
Ever so quietly, the IRS ended the tax benefits of most Swiss and other foreign annuities. The deed was done through a set of regulations designed to end some “retirement certificates of deposit” issued by a few banks. These CDs were designed to earn tax-deferred interest while being guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. […]
Your Annuity Or Someone Else’s? Which is Best?
It is one of the toughest decisions you face on the road toward retirement or in retirement. Once made, the decision can’t be changed. Your choice can alter your retirement income by 10% or more – every month for the rest of your life. I’m talking about the choice of how to take regular payments […]
