Product Review:
The American Equity IncomeShield10
The minimum investment in IncomeShield 10 is $5,000. Its annual fee is 1.1%, marginally higher than most competitors. The current interest rates are guaranteed and locked in over the annuity’s 10-year contract.
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CL Tarrant Trail
CL Life is offering a traditional fixed annuity – an annuity distinct from a MYGA – that has a reasonably good chance of faring better than any MYGA in coming years. Learn more.
An Equitable Buffered Annuity Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
With the market lacking stability, an equitable buffered annuity gives annuity buyers more chances to make a return on their investment. Learn more.
Product Review:
Athene Accumulator 10
Athene is offering its single most compelling deal in years on Athene Accumulator 10. Here’s why you don’t want to sleep on this deal.
This is an Exceptional Time for Prospective Annuity Buyers
Learn why this is an excellent time for would-be annuity owners and repeat annuity owners to seriously consider purchasing an annuity.
Product Review:
Midland National IncomeVantage Pro
The Midland National IncomeVantage Pro is the best of both worlds, combining both growth and income in one package. A Hybrid FIA That Combines the Best of Growth and Income FIAs A lot can be said for fixed income annuities (FIAs) long among the most …
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Midland National Summit Navigate 7
The Midland National Summit Navigate 7 is, in large part, a combination of a growth FIA and a plain vanilla fixed annuity. One FIA Today Takes a Novel Approach Arguably Better Suited for the Times If you like annuities, the case can be made, at …
Product Review | United Life Legacy Accel Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policy
Legacy Accel is fundamentally a generous cash alternative capable of generating up to about 7.5% a year by investing in a low volatility index or the S&P 500, based on its performance over the last five years. United Life’s Legacy Accel May Be a Profitable …
Inflation is Back, Impacting Retiree Investment Strategies
Fixed annuities seldom yield much more than 3% a year, which means your real return – the return after inflation – is essentially zero. Instead, retirees should consider growth-oriented fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and/or so-called structured annuities. Plain vanilla fixed annuities are out. Instead, retirees …
Fee-for-Rate Growth FIAs Have Begun Strutting Their Stuff
Growth FIAs don’t offer guaranteed income riders, but then most people interested in them already know that. And like their income-oriented income FIA cousins, they still guarantee against index losses. A handful of growth FIA purveyors have sharply increased participation rates for select growth FIAs …
Product Review | Guggenheim Highlander 7 Fixed Index Growth Annuity
The Guggenheim Highlander 7 is a fixed indexed annuity (FIA) with a generous participation rate that may fit the bill for savvy investors, who are looking for safe bond alternatives, especially if they bundle its diverse offerings. If You’re Shopping for an Annuity, Guggenheim Highlander …
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Athene AccuMax 7 Fixed Index Growth Annuity
Athene AccuMax 7 – a super-simple growth FIA with no bells and whistles that offers a 50% participation rate in the S&P 500 over seven years, if you invest at least $100,000. This Growth FIA May Be the Answer for Folks Who Don’t Like Declining …
