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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

821.0. "Variable Annuity" by MR3MI1::RGALLANT () Fri Jan 20 1995 12:39

    I am a first time noter, so please forgive me if this question isn't
    in the right place. I have a Finacial Planner trying to get me and my 
    wife to invest a large sum of money into a Variable Annuity. This is
    an Insurance co..  "Integrity Life."  We are in our mid fifty's and
    plan on retiering at 62.
    
    Questions:
    		o are Annuitys a good investment?
    		o aren't their fee's high?
    
    Also, I understand if one want's to get out of an Annuity, a high
    penalty is charged .. as much as 7% the first year, and a 1% drop
    for each year for the first seven years on the entire investment!
    I would appreciate any advice.  
    
    Ron  
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821.1See these "existing" topicsNETRIX::michaudJeff Michaud, UC1Fri Jan 20 1995 12:533
    45  ALBANY::MCWILLIAMS    6-FEB-1992     4  Annuities
   125  TPS::FALOR           25-MAR-1992     2  What is an Annuity?
   420  ICS::MANDEVILLE      19-MAR-1993     2  Variable Retirement Annuity
821.2mucho caveatMARVA2::BUCHMANUNIX refugee in a VMS worldMon Feb 13 1995 20:3811
    > I have a Finacial Planner
    
    Is he really a Financial Planner, or does he just call himself that to
    disguise the fact that he's a salesman? (like the guy who visited me &
    my wife ;-)
    
    Read those other notes
    thoroughly; many of us have concluded that this is not a particularly
    good investment vehicle, and the commissions are mighty high.
    			Jim B.