Chapter 14 Annuities and Individual Retirement Accounts

“Buy an annuity cheap, and make your life interesting to yourself and everybody else that watches the speculation.”

Charles Dickens

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to

  • Show how an annuity differs from life insurance.

  • Describe the basic characteristics of an immediate annuity and a deferred annuity.

  • Explain the major characteristics of a variable annuity.

  • Explain the major characteristics of an equity-indexed annuity.

  • Describe the basic characteristics of a traditional individual retirement account (IRA).

  • Explain the basic characteristics of a Roth IRA.

  • Explain the income-tax treatment of a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA.

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