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Annuities – Rising Interest Rates – Another Reason To Avoid Equity-Indexed Annuities

Rising interest rates are another reason to avoid Equity-Indexed Annuities. If you are retired or near retirement, don’t let yourself be talked into purchasing an Equity-Indexed Annuity. If you do, it could easily be a decision you regret for many years to come.

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Annuities – Rising Interest Rates – Another Reason To Avoid Equity-Indexed Annuities

Rising interest rates are another reason to avoid Equity-Indexed Annuities. If you are retired or near retirement, don’t let yourself be talked into purchasing an Equity-Indexed Annuity. If you do, it could easily be a decision you regret for many years to come.

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Breaking Loan Payments Into Principal and Interest Components

Microsoft Excel can help you down a loan payment into its principal and interest components. Excel’s IPMT function lets you calculate the interest component of a loan payment. And Excel’s PPMT function lets you calculate the principal component of a payment.

Using the IPMT Function to Calculate Payment Interest

The IPMT function calculates the interest portion of a payment given its interest rate, Read the rest of this entry »

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Annuities 101

What is a fixed annuity, a variable annuity?

Simply put, both a fixed annuity and a variable annuity are amounts payable annually. More specifically, they are contracts offered by insurance companies which allow you to accumulate funds for retirement on a tax-favored basis and then, if you choose, receive a guaranteed income payable for life or for a period certain such as five, ten or twenty years. Read the rest of this entry »

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