Cons of Stand Alone Living Benefit
POSTED Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:20 | POSTED BY Anonymous
What are the negative aspects of stand alone living benefits?
What are the negative aspects of stand alone living benefits?
tom wrote on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:27:
This article discusses some of the issues and downsides:
http://www.annuitydigest.com/blog/tom/standalone-living-benefits-provide...
High-level list of some of the potential negatives include:
1) Cost (they are certainly higher than they were a year ago)
2) Credit risk
3) Any restriction on asset / equity allocation
4) Account minimums
5) Restrictions on account types (e.g. managed accounts) and subsequently limited access