FWD: annuities & low interest rates

Feb 08, 2012 1 Replies

rescued from the filters, looking into why:



From: "ps56k"



FYI -

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tough choices where to park money - for now and income for the future..


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Too many financial instruments use the term annuity, but most people should only be looking at immediate lifetime annuities.

The author makes a good point that with interest rates being low, immediate annuities will have a low payout. I think that it is reasonable to expect that interest rates will go up.

-- Ron

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