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What is an Annuity? 

Learn which annuity is right for you.

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Guaranteed Income

Retirement income, mapped out

Income strategies built around guaranteed lifetime withdrawals — starting when you choose.

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Income Bucket

Income you can’t outlive.

Guaranteed withdrawals for life, starting when you choose.

7%, 8%, all the way to 10% and higher — for life.
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The basics

How do income annuities work?

Your principal is protected from stock market losses, while offering growth potential linked to the performance of the S&P 500 Index, subject to caps and participation rates. These annuities often provide a death benefit for beneficiaries, access to up to 10% in annual penalty-free withdrawals, and guaranteed lifetime income to help protect against outliving your retirement savings.

Guaranteed income

Guaranteed. For life.

A withdrawal amount locked in for the rest of your life — no matter how long you live.

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Your timeline

Start when you choose.

Turn on income now, or let it grow first and turn it on later. The timing is yours.

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Downside protection

Protected along the way.

Your principal is protected from market loss.

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Rollover friendly

Keep your tax status.

Options available to roll your IRA, 401(k), existing annuity, or your existing brokerage account without triggering taxes — the tax status of your savings stays the same.

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Payout rates
Up to 10%
for life.
Income
For life
no matter how long you live.
Your age
Pays more
get credit for your age — the older you are when income starts, the higher your payout.
Payout rates from up to 7% to 10% and higher — for life.
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The paycheck that never stops

For the part of your retirement that has to show up every month, on time, for life.

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Growth Bucket

Growth with a safety net.

Market-linked gains. Principal Protection.

High caps. High bonus.
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Index-linked growth

High caps.

11.1%1-Year S&P
18.5%2-Year S&P
100%Participation
Premium
bonus

High bonus.

Up to 25%Initial Bonus with
no fees
Day oneCredited when you start

Current caps and bonus rates as of Oct 2026.

Ways your savings grows
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Downside protection

If the index drops, your principal holds. You lose nothing to the market — principal-protected growth.

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No fees

No annual fees. Fees dig into growth performance year after year — here, everything credited stays working for you.

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Index-linked gains

Growth tied to the performance of an index, credited based on the strategy you choose.

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Tax-deferred growth

Your savings compounds tax-deferred while you wait — built for the long run.

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Good to know
How do caps work?+
A cap sets the maximum credited rate for a period. When the index rises, your account is credited up to the cap — high caps let you keep more of the upside.
How does the bonus work?+
A bonus of up to 25% is credited to your account when your contract starts, so more of your money is working from day one.
What does principal protection mean?+
If the index falls, your principal doesn’t fall with it. You can sit out the down years without losing ground.
What about fees?+
No annual fees. Fees dig into growth performance year after year — here, everything credited to your account stays working for you.
Is the new growth protected?+
Yes. Once gains are credited to your account, they’re locked in — that growth becomes part of your protected base and can’t be taken back by future market drops.
Can I access my savings early?+
Most fixed index annuities allow up to 10% in penalty-free withdrawals per year.
The 10% free withdrawal typically starts in year 2.
What are the surrender fees if I need more than 10%?+
Most fixed index annuities have a surrender fee if you want to withdraw more than 10% each year. It starts around 6–12% and slowly drops each year to 0 by the end of the term.
High caps, or high bonus - principal protected growth
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Grow it without risking it

For the part of your savings that needs to grow — without a single sleepless night.

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Fixed Bucket

A rate you can lock in.

A multi-year guaranteed annuity (MYGA) — a fixed rate, guaranteed for the full term.

Guaranteed rate. Guaranteed term.
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Fixed
annuity

Guaranteed rate.

A fixed interest rate locked for the entire term — no surprises, no moving parts.

Predictable Growth

Principal Protected.

Your principal is protected while compounding predictable fixed rates.

Good to know
How does a MYGA work?+
You deposit a lump sum and the carrier guarantees a fixed interest rate for a set number of years. That’s a multi-year guaranteed annuity — MYGA.
What about taxes?+
Growth is tax-deferred. You don’t pay taxes on the interest each year — only when you withdraw.
Can I access my savings early?+
Most MYGAs allow up to 10% in penalty-free withdrawals per year, typically starting in year two.
What are the surrender fees if I need more than 10%?+
Most MYGAs have a surrender fee if you want to withdraw more than 10% each year. It starts around 6–12% and slowly drops each year to 0 by the end of the term.
What happens when the term ends?+
You get a window to decide: renew at a new guaranteed rate, move to another annuity, or take your savings plus interest.
By the numbers
Top A-rated carriers · compounding interest
5-year
6.30%
10-year
5.90%
How can you get better rates? +

Two ways: some B-rated carriers offer higher rates — or choose simple interest.

5-year
6.65%simple interest
10-year
6.30%Top B-Rated carrier

Though simple rates can be higher and are sometimes better for withdrawing income, compounding rates perform higher over time.

Rates as of October 10, 2026.
Rates are subject to change and may vary by carrier and state.
A fixed rate, guaranteed for years.
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Certainty, compounded

For the savings that needs to grow without a single question mark.

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Legacy Bucket

Leave more behind.

Principal protected growth with a death benefit multiplier — for funds earmarked for legacy.

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Up to 55%
Bonus on funds earmarked for legacy.

With a $100,000 deposit, the 55% bonus gives your family an enhanced death benefit starting at $155,000 right away. That benefit can grow as the annuity earns interest.

When you pass away, your family has two choices: take the regular account value all at once, or receive the larger enhanced death benefit in payments over five years.

The bonus is added at the beginning. The five years refers to how your family receives the savings.

This is just an example. For exact quotes and numbers, speak with a licensed representative and refer to a formal illustration.

How it works
1

Death benefit multiplier

A multiplier applied to the death benefit — so more of what you built passes to the people you choose.

2

Principal protected growth

Index-linked growth with zero market loss, while the legacy benefit builds.

3

Earmarked for legacy

Designed for the dollars with a job to do after you’re gone.

2 ways to pass on your legacy

1. Lump sum

Your beneficiaries receive the full account value in a single payment.

2. Multiplier over 5 years

Your beneficiaries get a multiplier on the gains plus the lump sum when they take it over 5 years — so more of what you built passes on.

Why it fits

More of what you built, where you want it

Growth, protection, and a multiplied death benefit — working together for the people you choose.

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The seven roadblocks
1Longevity+

A modern retirement can span 30 years or more. Your income plan has to last as long as you do.

2Inflation+

Rising prices quietly shrink what each dollar buys. Over decades, the bite is enormous.

3Sequence-of-returns risk+

Market losses hurt most early in retirement — because you’re withdrawing at the same time.

4Sustainable withdrawal rates+

Take too much, too soon, and even a large nest egg can run dry.

5Social Security decisions+

When you claim sets your check for life. Filing early can cost thousands a year — forever.

6Healthcare and long-term care costs+

Medical expenses are often retirement’s biggest surprise bill.

7Taxation in retirement+

Taxes don’t retire when you do. The order you tap accounts changes how much you keep.

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Effective date: 9/20/2026

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Annuities and Retirement Planning

Annuities are insurance contracts intended for long-term financial needs, including retirement income. Guarantees depend on the financial strength and claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company and are subject to the contract’s terms.

Fixed indexed annuities are not direct investments in a stock market index. Interest crediting may be linked to an index and is subject to the contract’s crediting rules, which may include caps, participation rates, or spreads.

Annuities may include surrender charges, market value adjustments, withdrawal restrictions, and fees for optional benefits. Protection from negative index performance does not eliminate the effect of withdrawals, fees, or applicable surrender charges and adjustments.

Optional income riders have specific eligibility requirements, costs, and withdrawal rules. Withdrawals may reduce contract values, death benefits, or future income benefits.

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