Retirement Planning: Annuities, Online Brokers

December 18th, 2009 by admin

You know the old saying: Kill two birds with one stone?It’s just a saying …Annuities are like that… they’re tax-deferred retirement savings plans, but they’re also insurance policies. When you buy an annuity, you’re investing a certain amount of money with an insurance company. The insurer promises to credit earnings to your account and to annuitize your account value. Annuitization means that insurer will return your principal and earnings to you in regular payments – guaranteed – for …