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that would clear up some of the con- fusion about annuities and help one decide if an annuity may be a fi nan- cial instrument that would be benefi - cial in retirement planning or other fi nancial planning. I don’t think I know any more now, but then other readers may have gotten a lot from the article.
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I used to be in the fi nancial ser- vices business. Most clients I talked with wanted annuities for a “stream of income” in retirement and often thought an annuity was the ticket to provide that. Although most annui- ties can do that, when people were enlightened as to the consequences (fees, restrictions, costs, etcetera) they usually sought alternatives. I’ll admit it has been a couple of
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years since I’ve been in the busi- ness, but I’ve attempted to keep up on things. … But I think [the article] could have been less vague, unless there are legal issues to avoid. I’ve seen articles in past years that gave column-form comparisons of the most commonly sought information that took some of the mystery out of annuities — they are confusing. The last paragraph gave me the
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best advice. One should beware dur- ing the sale. When one buys a car, they want the most for their buck, but it’s not unheard of that a per- son gets a lemon because they were “sold” something that may not have been what was in their best interest. —Col. B.E. Foster, USAF-Ret. via email
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