Annuity Myths: Things Everybody Knows About Annuities

One of the advantages enjoyed by a deferred annuity. is that income tax on the earnings, or “gain,” in the contract is deferred until those earnings are distributed, rather than being taxed as earned. Tax deferral is, thus, a benefit to the annuity purchaser. ... And the first of these can be said to be a “cost” only of variable annuities. ................
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