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Article: Doing The Math On Annuities

An article "Doing the math on annuities"appeared today on the National Post by Jonathan Chevreau who also had called me…

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So What Is The Answer To This Life Annuity Question Of When To Take Payments?

The answer is: It Depends!Some clients will wait until December 31st of their 71st year to take annuities from registered…

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Should I Buy My Life Annuities From The Same Company?

When you are ready to buy, you should go to an independent life annuity broker and ask him to “shop”…

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How Much Money Should I Use For A Life Annuity?

You can purchase a life annuity with any amount of $10,000 or more. Large premium payments of $2 million or…

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What Is The Rate Of Return On A Life Annuity?

A life annuity is not an investment that provides you with a rate of return over a fixed period of…

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Are There Age Or Health Restrictions With Life Annuities?

For non-registered funds and registered funds annuitants must be younger than age 90 and older than age 18. But there…

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Unloved Annuity Gets A Hug From The President

President Obama has chosen life annuities as the official retirement vehicle for Americans to guarantee them a lifetime income.  In…

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What Kind Of Funds Can I Use To Purchase A Life Annuity?

To fund your life annuity, you may want to use portion of your savings, GICs and mutual funds or segregated…

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Can I Have More Than One Life Annuity?

Yes, you can have as many life annuity as you want. And you can have both registered and non registered…

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Trading liquidity for certainty with an annuity

Here is my comments to an article from the globe and mail. You can read the life annuity article here.…

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