How long does it take your portfolio to recover after a devastating bear market?
It took a little over a year to get even after the stock market crash of October 19, 1987, over four years to get back your money after the treacherous 2000 to 2003 bear market, and more than five years after the 1973 to 1974 debacle.
This time around, with the Dow down 40% from its high of a year ago, it may take three to four years to get back to even. Ouch! If you are waiting for the new administration to bring you back to even, you may have a long wait.
A Powerful "Peace of Mind" Investment
An indexed annuity is a tax-deferred annuity that combines the downside protection similar to a fixed annuity, money market or CD. But unlike these safe money investments, your interest earnings are calculated based on the performance of a stock market index such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, or even European or Asian stock indexes. It enables you to profit from a market recovery.
Of course, you pay a price for eliminating your downside risk.
In exchange for the guarantee, indexed annuities typically pay slightly less than the full return of the S&P 500 Index. For example, an indexed annuity using “participation” might offer a “50% participation rate.” This means you'll earn 50% of the increase of the selected stock market index. If the index is up 20% for the year and your participation is 50%, your return would be 10%.
But in the long run, the total return can be outstanding because in years the market drops, your capital is preserved. You are ahead of the game when the market moves back up.
"Fixed annuity sales in the United States hit $27.1 billion in the third quarter, up by 54% from the third quarter of 2007, according to data from Beacon Research of Evanston, Ill."
It took a little over a year to get even after the stock market crash of October 19, 1987, over four years to get back your money after the treacherous 2000 to 2003 bear market, and more than five years after the 1973 to 1974 debacle.
This time around, with the Dow down 40% from its high of a year ago, it may take three to four years to get back to even. Ouch! If you are waiting for the new administration to bring you back to even, you may have a long wait.
A Powerful "Peace of Mind" Investment
An indexed annuity is a tax-deferred annuity that combines the downside protection similar to a fixed annuity, money market or CD. But unlike these safe money investments, your interest earnings are calculated based on the performance of a stock market index such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, or even European or Asian stock indexes. It enables you to profit from a market recovery.
Of course, you pay a price for eliminating your downside risk.
In exchange for the guarantee, indexed annuities typically pay slightly less than the full return of the S&P 500 Index. For example, an indexed annuity using “participation” might offer a “50% participation rate.” This means you'll earn 50% of the increase of the selected stock market index. If the index is up 20% for the year and your participation is 50%, your return would be 10%.
But in the long run, the total return can be outstanding because in years the market drops, your capital is preserved. You are ahead of the game when the market moves back up.
"Fixed annuity sales in the United States hit $27.1 billion in the third quarter, up by 54% from the third quarter of 2007, according to data from Beacon Research of Evanston, Ill."
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