Annuity versus revenue stream
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In relation to the many aspects of the business environment, is the stream an annuity?
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This solution provides a discussion regarding the revenue of a business versus the annuity.
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First, let's look at the definition and description of an annuity.
Types of annuities:
Fixed annuities
Variable annuities
Equity-indexed annuities
Immediate annuities
Longevity annuities
An annuity is an insurance product that pays out income, and can be used as part of a retirement strategy. Annuities are a popular choice for investors who want to receive a steady income stream in retirement.
Here's how an annuity works: you make an investment in the annuity, and it then makes payments to you on a future date or series of dates. The income you receive from an annuity can be doled out monthly, quarterly, annually or even in a lump sum payment.
The size of your payments is determined by a variety of factors, including the length of your payment period.
You can opt to receive payments for the rest of your life, or for a set number of years. How much you receive depends on whether you opt for a guaranteed payout (fixed annuity) or a payout stream determined by the performance of your annuity's underlying investments (variable annuity).
While annuities can be useful retirement planning tools, they can also be a lousy investment choice for certain people because of their notoriously high ...
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