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8. I've always viewed annuities with a jaundiced eye

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 05:28 PM

Sep 2022

Can I get my money back?

And I mean all of it with interest?

No honest investment person can answer this or if they do, they push it off to someone else.

Try some Series-I bonds. They are paying over 9% right now.

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i have a question about annuities. [View all] mopinko Aug 2022 OP

QUICK research, for which I cannot vouch: elleng Aug 2022 #1

but they have retirement ones. mopinko Aug 2022 #2

Astute investment advisers do not recommend annuities. empedocles Aug 2022 #3

oh i know. mopinko Aug 2022 #5

I have done a revocable trust, which is very flexible for varying needs over time. Use mutual funds empedocles Aug 2022 #4

thank you. mopinko Aug 2022 #6

There are annuities, and then there are annuities. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2022 #7

I've always viewed annuities with a jaundiced eye CountAllVotes Sep 2022 #8