Annuities

Annuities are insurance contracts that provide guaranteed payments for a set time period, or for life. Before investing in one, it's important to understand their pros and cons.

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Calculating Present and Future Value of Annuities

Here is everything you need to account for when calculating the present and future value of annuities.

Deferred Annuity Definition
Present Value Interest Factor Of Annuity (PVIFA)
Variable Annuity Definition

Annuity Due Definition
Getting the Whole Story on Variable Annuities
What Are the Distribution Options for an Inherited Annuity?
What Happens to My Annuity After I Die?
Annuity Definition
Guaranteed Investment Contract —GIC Definition
Annuities: Present Value Versus Future Value
Accumulation Phase Definition
Annuity Derivation vs. Perpetuity Derivation of the Time Value of Money
Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC) Definition
Selecting the Payout on Your Annuity
Variable Annuitization
The Main Types of Annuities Made Easy
Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach (EAA)
What Is an Equity-Indexed Annuity?
What is an Annuity?
Retirement Annuities: Know the Pros and Cons
Perpetuity
Payout
Fixed Annuity
What Is an Ordinary Annuity?
Present Value of an Annuity
How Are Non-Qualified Variable Annuities Taxed?
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)
What are the risks of annuities in a recession?
Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)
Annuity Table
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB)
Annuities vs. Bonds: What's the Difference?
Future Value of an Annuity
Death Benefits in a Variable Annuity
Is an annuity a perpetuity?
Rollover Variable Annuity Into an IRA
Are Variable Annuities Subject to Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)?
Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity (QPSA)
Annuitant Definition
Commissioners' Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (CARVM)
What are the biggest disadvantages of annuities?
Annuity Contract Definition
Is Annuitization Your Best Strategy?
Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)
Joint And Survivor Annuity
Indexed Annuity
Types of Fixed Annuities
Inflation-Protected Annuity (IPA)
How Do Living and Death Benefit Riders Work?
Certified Annuity Specialist (CAS)
L Share Annuity Class
How a Fixed Annuity Works After Retirement
Update Your Variable Annuity With Section 1035
The Pros and Cons of Annuities
An Overview of Annuities
Deciphering Deferred Annuity Designations
Passing the Buck: The Hidden Costs of Annuities
Break Out Of Annuity Prison
Annuities: How To Find The Right One For You
Annuity Method of Depreciation Defined
Can I Borrow From My Annuity to Put a Down Payment on a House?
Annuity in Advance
Annuitization Definition

Annuities

Annuities are insurance contracts that provide guaranteed payments for a set time period, or for life. Before investing in one, it's important to understand their pros and cons.

Calculating Present and Future Value of Annuities

Deferred Annuity Definition

Present Value Interest Factor Of Annuity (PVIFA)

Variable Annuity Definition

Annuity Due Definition

Getting the Whole Story on Variable Annuities

What Are the Distribution Options for an Inherited Annuity?

What Happens to My Annuity After I Die?

Annuity Definition

Guaranteed Investment Contract —GIC Definition

Annuities: Present Value Versus Future Value

Accumulation Phase Definition

Annuity Derivation vs. Perpetuity Derivation of the Time Value of Money

Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC) Definition

Selecting the Payout on Your Annuity

Variable Annuitization

The Main Types of Annuities Made Easy

Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach (EAA)

What Is an Equity-Indexed Annuity?

What is an Annuity?

Retirement Annuities: Know the Pros and Cons

Perpetuity

Payout

Fixed Annuity

What Is an Ordinary Annuity?

Present Value of an Annuity

How Are Non-Qualified Variable Annuities Taxed?

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)

What are the risks of annuities in a recession?

Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)

Annuity Table

Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB)

Annuities vs. Bonds: What's the Difference?

Future Value of an Annuity

Death Benefits in a Variable Annuity

Is an annuity a perpetuity?

Rollover Variable Annuity Into an IRA

Are Variable Annuities Subject to Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)?

Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity (QPSA)

Annuitant Definition

Commissioners' Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (CARVM)

What are the biggest disadvantages of annuities?

Annuity Contract Definition

Is Annuitization Your Best Strategy?

Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)

Joint And Survivor Annuity

Indexed Annuity

Types of Fixed Annuities

Inflation-Protected Annuity (IPA)

How Do Living and Death Benefit Riders Work?

Certified Annuity Specialist (CAS)

L Share Annuity Class

How a Fixed Annuity Works After Retirement

Update Your Variable Annuity With Section 1035

The Pros and Cons of Annuities

An Overview of Annuities

Deciphering Deferred Annuity Designations

Passing the Buck: The Hidden Costs of Annuities

Break Out Of Annuity Prison

Annuities: How To Find The Right One For You

Annuity Method of Depreciation Defined

Can I Borrow From My Annuity to Put a Down Payment on a House?

Annuity in Advance

Annuitization Definition