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Annuities Tax

By admin, on May 21st, 2010%

What are the advantages/disadvantages of tax-deferred annuities?

Are they good for long term investment?

In my (and many others) opinion, Tax-deferred annuities do NOT make sense even if you have money left over after maximizing contributions all tax deferred or tax free investments you are eligible for [401(k), Roth IRA, IRA, etc.]. Their costs are very high, . . . → Read More: Annuities Tax

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