immediate annuity

American

noun

an annuity bought with a single premium, with payments to the annuitant to begin at the end of one payment period, as a month or a year.

immediate annuity British

noun

an annuity that starts less than a year after its purchase Compare deferred annuity

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Right now, a woman who retires at 65 and buys a single premium immediate annuity can collect 7.6% a year for life, according to the latest market data available from annuity marketplace Immediate Annuities.

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An immediate annuity gives you income immediately, as its name suggests, whereas you may have to wait 12 months with other annuity contracts.

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“The single-premium immediate annuity is one of the most popular forms of annuity and the most efficient,” said Josh Weinstein, vice president of lifetime income solutions at Fidelity.

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Last week, the company announced a lineup of target-date funds where the fixed-income portion of the portfolio is designed to flow into a single-premium immediate annuity policy upon retirement.

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Meanwhile, customers with their retirement accounts at Vanguard can still purchase a single premium immediate annuity at retirement through Vanguard’s third-party partner.

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