The Truth About Buying Annuities

Chapter 7. Variable annuity investment choices

	“Life is the sum of all of your choices.”
	--Voltaire

Although Voltaire most likely was not referring to annuities, perhaps nowhere is his observation truer than when it comes to choosing the investments that make up the sub-accounts of your variable annuity. What you receive from your variable annuity is tied directly to the performance of the mutual fund sub-accounts you choose to be included in your annuity.

What you receive from your variable annuity is tied directly to the performance of the mutual fund sub-accounts you choose to be included in your annuity.

The specific choices among sub-accounts available to you will vary somewhat from annuity issuer to annuity issuer; however, they will pretty ...