
You choose how your annuity earns money Vanilla, chocolate or fudge swirl
Both deferred and immediate annuities come in different flavors. Which flavor you choose determines how your earnings/payments may be calculated.
| FIXED ANNUITY |
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| Flavor |
Vanilla |
| Style |
Fixed |
| Potential
Return |
Lower |
Additional
Information
The life insurance company determines the rate your annuity
may earn. It may not be as high as you could get in the
stock market, but you may sleep better at night. |
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| VARIABLE ANNUITY |
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| Flavor |
Chocolate |
| Style |
Variable |
| Potential
Return |
Higher |
Additional
Information
You direct how your annuity payments are invested by choosing
among professionally managed annuity fund options. (Most
annuities offer quite a few choices these days.) You decide
how much goes into each option, and you can move your money
between options. Your annuity's may go up or down based
on how your choices perform. |
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| EQUITY-INDEXED ANNUITY |
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| Flavor |
Fudge
Swirl |
| Style |
Equity-Indexed |
| Potential
Return |
Higher |
Additional
Information
Your rate of return may be tied to the performance of a
general market index, such as the S&P 500. When the
index increases, your account may go up. If the index decreases,
you may be assured of the minimum rate of return. |
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