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Old 06-25-2022, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bern916 View Post
You are wrong. Not ALL annuities are bad. We have a 4% 5-year FIXED annuity. We paid ZERO fees. No market exposure. Avoids probate. Grows tax deferred unless I choose to take the interest annually (or monthly).

Should all of someone's money be in fixed annuities, of course not. But it's a conservative option that can serve a purpose in anyone's retirement portfolio.
Excellent point