Annuities have been described as reverse life insurance policies. You pay a large amount to your insurance company to start it and will receive small cash amounts over time. It's the opposite of insurance.
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Fixed annuities are like CD's but are geared toward retirement savings.
Annuities generally do not need to be probated. Because annuities allow for the naming of a beneficiary, they pass to heirs by function of law and are not part of the probate estate. The primary exception would be if no beneficiary is named or if the estate is named.
Immediate annuities can be annuitized immediately upon issue.
This depends on the company but usually anywhere from immediately to three years.
A fixed annuity is an annuity that pays a fixed amount of interest, defined by the terms of the contract. It is comprised of the money that you put in and the interest the insurance company provides in exchange.