Longer life expectancies have made the need for reliable retirement income more important than ever. Annuities have become one a popular investment options in the United States.

Annuities typically take seven to 10 years, or longer, to bear fruits. Thus annuities are pretty profitable for the people who are interested in long term investment, but not for those interested in a short-term investment.

You can benefit from annuities, if—

Your sole financial goal is to generate guaranteed income stream for retirement. There are several types of annuities offering fixed monthly payments for the remainder of your lifetime.

You make long term investments. Getting you annuity cashed in the short term can result in significant surrender charges and could increase your tax obligations.

You are currently in a high-income tax bracket and want to be in a lower tax bracket in the future in retirement. Annuities offer tax-deferred earnings; annuities earnings aren't taxed while they grow. If you invest in an annuity while you're in a high tax bracket and receive payments while you're in a lower tax bracket, you'll probably pay less in taxes.

You have 10 to 15 years to retire. To get maximum benefits of annuities, these should be at least five to10 years beFor you retire. Annuities aren't good option, if you are already retired.

You are in spring of your life and you do not have any other investments or savings accounts yet. An annuity will be a good place to start. It's way to plan financially for the winter of your life.

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