Do Index Annuities Have High Surrender Fees? |
December 30, 2013 |
Jeffrey Kiesel, Member Posts, Surrender Charges
Surrender fees for Fixed and Fixed Index Annuities can be very high and should be avoided at all costs; especially with your retirement funds. The surrender fees could be as high as 18% or more for some annuities. This would put a real dent in your nest egg if you have to pay it in the event you ever had to liquidate an annuity. Fortunately, there is a very easy way to not have to worry about surrender fees… don’t use annuities for short term...
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Jason Soloman |
December 6, 2013 |
Annuity Basics, Annuity123, Index Annuities, Jason Soloman, Member Posts, Surrender Charges
Some annuities, specifically indexed annuities, have a surrender charge that ranges from 3-15 years. So if you are not terminally ill, require nursing care for more than 90 days, and want to withdraw more than 10% from your annuity there will probably be some monetary consequences to go along with your withdraw. Some surrender charges are defined and won’t change; others fluctuate via their Market Value Adjustment. So what is a Market Value Adjustment (MVA)? Essentially a Market Value Adjustment is the insurance company’s way...
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