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variable annuity

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noun

  1. an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.


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I have a business degree and worked for a variable annuity company for several years before I left to help him start our construction business.

From Slate Feb. 3, 2023

The financial company is reportedly planning to sell some variable annuity assets and buy back shares.

From Seattle Times Dec. 21, 2017

The Transamerica Principium III variable annuity charges 0.85% annually, plus the cost of the underlying funds, and has a surrender fee period that runs for five years.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2016

“One of the fundamental problems is that most of these variable annuity products are sold based on marketing materials and marketing hype, and there is no standard way to compare them,” he added.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2013

AXA meanwhile has been struggling to turn around its U.S. business and succeeded in cutting losses from its troubled variable annuity business to 28 million euros from 325 million a year ago.

From Reuters Feb. 21, 2013

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