Do all annuities have high fees?
- What is an annuity?
- What are the different types of annuities?
- Are there tax benefits to annuities?
- What are the advantages of annuities?
- What are the disadvantages?
- Do all annuities have high fees?
- What investment options do annuities have?
- What payout options do I have?
- What if I decide to withdraw the money?
- How do I know if buying an annuity is right for me?
- Should I hold an annuity within my IRA?
- What happens to my annuity after I die?
- How do I know the company will honor my future payments?
- Should I exchange my existing annuity for a new one?
- What if I bought an annuity I no longer want?
No. Some investment companies sell annuities without charging a sales commission or a surrender charge. These are called direct-sold annuities, because unlike an annuity sold by a traditional insurance company, there is no insurance agent involved. With the agent out of the picture there is no need to charge a commission. Firms that sell low-cost annuities include Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab, T. Rowe Price, Ameritas Life and TIAA-CREF.
