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Annuities
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Definitions of Annuities Fixed Account credited with a fixed interest rate Held in the insurance companies general account Need insurance license to sell Variable Deposits purchase “shares” called accumulation units (similar to a mutual fund) Assets are held in a separate account Need insurance license and security license (Series 6 or 7) to sell Upon annuitization, the annuitant receives a fixed amount of annuity units Annuity A contract with an insurance company to accumulate money on a tax deferred basis (No tax while in the annuity) Annuitize Give up access to your accumulated dollars in exchange for a stream of payments. Categories of Annuities Immediate OR Deferred Annuitize nowDo not annuitize now (maybe later) AND
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Funding of Annuities Immediate Deferred YES Lump Sum YES NO Fixed Installments YES NOPeriodic Payments (deposits) YES JAN 15th $100 FEB 15th $100 MAR 15th $100 APR 15th $100 MAY 15th $100 JUN 15th $100 JUL 15th $100 AUG 15th $100 SEP 15th $100 OCT 15th $100 NOV 15th $100 DEC 15th $100 JAN 15th $50 FEB $ 0 MAR 30th $100 APR $ 0 MAY 25th $200 JUN $ 0 JUL $ 0 AUG 15th $100 SEP $ 0 OCT $ 0 NOV 20th $100 DEC 30th $200
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Annuity Accumulation FixedVariable Cost: Investment charges & mortality charges Many different accounts to choose from for specific allocations Accumulation Units “shares” can change daily (like a mutual fund) Cost: Usually no annual fee Interest Rate – Current rate guarantee w/ Minimum rate guarantee May also receive “bonus” rate Two Tiered Fixed Interest with a “mirror” Account (bigger interest rate) with a designated time frame (7-10 years) If annuitized, annuitant can use the bigger account to draw payments. Equity Indexed Assigned a “Cap” Rate (ex: 7%) ( Upside potential with no risk of losing principal)
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Annuity Distribution Uncle Sam Insurance Company Taxes / Penalties Contract Charges / CDSC’s Beneficiary is taxed on any gain as ordinary income Gain comes first LIFO (Last In First Out) 10% - Penalty – If prior to age 59 ½ Loans not recognized by IRS No 10% penalty if you annuitize over annuitants lifetime. Exclusion Ratio = Investment in contract Expected Return* *Expected Return = Annual Amount received x Life Expectancy (IRS table 590) Generally no surrender charge Decreasing surrender charge or Market Value surrender charge – higher surrender charge if interest rates have increased -lower surrender charges if interest rate have decreased None Death Partial Withdraw Annuitize
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Annuitizing Options Life Payout Temporary Payout Guaranteed payments for life of the Not based on annuitants life - but on either: annuitant – they cannot out live payments If joint annuity – payments stop at Specific Time (ex: 5,10,15,20 years, etc.) first death. or If joint and survivor annuity - Specific Amounts (ex: $X,XXX per: mo, yr, etc.) payments stop at last death. (for however long it takes for balance to be paid) Options: A) Minimum TIME guarantees (Period Certain) can be added at a cost (causing lower payments) ( the longer the minimum time guarantee - the lower the payment.) B) Minimum AMOUNT guarantees (Refund Annuity) Can be added at a cost (lower payment) - balance of initial premium amount is paid to beneficiaries (either in installments or lump sum) if annuitant dies before initial premium amount is paid out.
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