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Equity-Indexed Annuities Can be a Shell Game for Consumers

The first time I visited New York I was taken in a sidewalk shell-game within 45 minutes of being in the city—no kidding.  Shell games involve trying to guess where a card or any other item might reside after being shuffled among various covers by a dealer.

There are basically three reasons why I lost $40 within 45 minutes of arriving in NYC: 1) I was naïve; 2) I was overconfident in my card-spotting abilities, and; 3) there was a large amount of asymmetric information—in other words, the “dealers” (to use a polite term) had a heck of...

Am I better off just buying a CD for $100,000 than an annuity? Is FDIC insurance important? Aren't there less fees too?

It really depends on what your overall financial needs are.  It is true that a certificate of deposit or CD is insured and less costly than an

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High expenses or fees are one criticism I have heard regarding annuities. Can you explain the fee structure around annuities?

Annuities are products that combine insurance and, in the case of variable annuities,

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What type of risk is associated with annuities?

There are a number of risks associated with annuities, and these risks often depend on the type of

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What types of fees should an annuity investor expect to pay?

It depends upon whether it is a

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