Annuities

Annuities Answer Book, Third Edition is the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource available on both fixed annuities and variable annuities. It has been updated to include Roth IRAs, addressing the federal income tax issues that arise in connection with this new type of retirement product. Thorough analysis is also provided of such issues as the different types of annuities, taxation of annuities, loads, using annuities for individual retirement funding, trust funding or estate funding, and other uses of annuities.The Third Edition also provides clear explanations of the regulations governing annuity products such as SEC investment guidelines, ERISA and Department of Labor restrictions, insurance company rules, and key criteria from individual states.Specific topics covered in the Third Edition include:Basic annuity structures along with their uses, advantages and disadvantagesRegulations on the sale of annuitiesTax implications of annuitiesERISA qualifications for fixed annuitiesInvestment options and their implications for variable annuitiesFee structures and commissionsTax- sheltered uses of annuitiesAnd more!