Understanding different types of annuities is important. Immediate annuities are policies that are purchased form insurance companies. Often they are refereed to as Single Premium Annuities or Single premium Immediate Annuities. Immediate annuities are commonly used as retirement investments and purchased with a single payment. An immediate annuity provides regular income for the time period [...]

Index Annuities have gained in popularity. Preservation of capital is the number one rule of investing and Index annuities offer an opportunity to implement that rule. For the more conservative investor who is concerned with market down turns Index annuities may be your answer. Index annuities let you contribute and participate in the potential growth [...]