Financial Advisor

A financial advisor is a professional who works to help their clients meet and manage their most important financial goals in life. A fundamental goal of a financial advisor is to increase the net worth of their clients over time, while protecting them from risks such as loss of income due to disability, premature death and long-term care expenses. Financial advisors will also work with clients in the areas of tax planning, estate planning, and retirement income planning and asset decumulation.

Would it be advisable to switch from my annuity to another type of investment?

It's difficult to provide an in depth response without having some more detail on the type of

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Are there single premium immediate annuities offered direct from A++ rated companies?

Good question.

How is the value of an annuity calculated once you have started to receive payments in order to determine the IRS required minimum distributions?

Great question.

We are not tax / financial advisors, but will try to provide some information that points you in the right direction and enables you to present good questions to your advisors.

The relevant section of the IRS code appears to be: Treas. Reg. section 1.401(a)(9)-6, Q&A12

Note that there appear to have been some relevant modifications to the IRS code in 2006.

Is it possible to use USD in an IRA account to purchase a Swiss Longevity annuity?

Good question.

First thing to consider is that--to my knowledge--there are only a few types of annuities offered by Swiss insurance companies.

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