CHAPTER ONE—WHAT IS AN ANNUITY
CHAPTER TWO—HOW MOST PEOPLE KNOW ANNUITIES
Safety
Tax Advantages
Higher Earnings
A Probate-free Plan
Surrender Charges
Bonus Annuities
Payout Choices
Who Are The Players
Tax Sheltered Annuities
Medicaid Annuities
A Lesser Known Feature
CHAPTER THREE—FIXED INDEX ANNUITIES
Terms to Understand
Annual Reset of Principal
CHAPTER FOUR—VARIABLE ANNUITIES
Objections
Fees, Fees, and More Fees
Taxes are a Fee
Living Benefit Guarantees
CHAPTER FIVE—THE SUPER ANNUITY
Modified Endowment Contract
A Tax Free Account to the Heirs
Non Modified Endowment
Buy Term and Invest the Difference
CHAPTER SIX—MAKING ANNUITIES PAY
Immediate Annuities
Annuitization
What is a Split Annuity?
CHAPTER SEVEN—ACTIVATE THAT ANNUITY
She Never Paid a Fee
A Good Investment?
How to Pay the Tax Bill on Your IRA
Why Bother With a Living Trust?
Why Pay for Long Term Care Insurance?
Changing from Tax Deferral to Tax Free
The Down Sized Executive
The Doting Grandparent
The Gifting Alternative
Increasing a Charitable Bequest
CHAPTER EIGHT—CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES
The Only Non-Qualified Annuity that is Tax Deductible
Company Stock Holding
Increasing the Company Pension
The Successful Real Estate Investment
Solving the IRA Tax Dilemma
CHAPTER NINE—AVOIDING SURPRISES