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1.
The earnings on variable annuities are taxed during the accumulation period.
False. The earnings on variable annuities are tax-deferred until payout.
2.
Unlike with fixed annuities, your payments from a variable annuity are not guaranteed.
True. They depend in part on the performance of the underlying investments in the separate accounts to which you contribute.
3.
A period certain annuity pays income _______.
For a fixed term. A period certain annuity pays income for a fixed term, even if the annuitant doesnt survive the term.
4.
Which of the following is not a characteristic investment account available with variable annuities?
General account. Stock, bond, and money market accounts are the "characteristic" separate accounts available with variable annuities.
5.
With annuities, mortality risk benefits _______.
Both. Annuitants trade the risk of dying before collecting full value for higher payments and possibly collecting more than full value if they live long.