Download Tax-Deferred Annuities: Are They Right for You?

Gregory Mottau CLU, ChFC
President
3819 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97211
503-284-8930
fax: 1-866-645-9531
[email protected]
www.mottau.com
Tax-Deferred Annuities: Are They Right for You?
August 12, 2017
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Tax-Deferred Annuities: Are They Right for You?
Tax-deferred annuities can be a valuable tool, particularly for retirement savings. However, they are not appropriate
for everyone.
Five questions to consider
Think about each of the following questions. If you can answer yes to all of them, an annuity may be a good choice
for you.
Are you making the maximum allowable pretax contribution to employer-sponsored retirement plans (a 401(k) or
403(b) plan through your employer, or a Keogh plan or SEP-IRA if you are self-employed), or to a deductible
traditional IRA? These are tax-advantaged vehicles that should be fully utilized before you contribute to an annuity.
Are you making the maximum allowable contribution to a Roth IRA, Roth 401(k), or Roth 403(b), which provide
additional tax benefits not available in a nonqualified annuity?
Will you need more retirement income than your current retirement plan(s) will provide? If you begin making the
maximum allowable contributions to both a qualified plan and an IRA in your 30s or early 40s, you may have enough
retirement income without an annuity.
Are you sure you won't need the money until at least age 59½? Withdrawals from an annuity made before this age
are usually subject to a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty tax on earnings levied by the IRS.
Will you take distributions from your annuity on an ongoing basis throughout your retirement? You typically have the
option of making a lump-sum withdrawal from an annuity, but this is almost always a bad idea. If you do, you'll have
to pay taxes on all of the earnings that have built up over the years. If you take gradual distributions, you pay taxes a
little at a time, allowing the rest of the money to continue growing tax deferred. In addition, if the annuity is
nonqualified and you elect to receive an annuity payout, you will enjoy an exclusion allowance on each payment, in
which a portion of each payment is considered a return of principal and is not taxable.
Note: Variable annuities are long-term investments suitable for retirement funding and are subject to market
fluctuations and investment risk including the possibility of loss of principal. Variable annuities contain fees and
charges including, but not limited to mortality and expense risk charges, sales and surrender (early withdrawal)
charges, administrative fees and charges for optional benefits and riders. Variable annuities are sold by prospectus.
You should consider the investment objectives, risk, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The
prospectus, which contains this and other information about the variable annuity, can be obtained from the
insurance company issuing the variable annuity, or from your financial professional. You should read the prospectus
carefully before you invest.
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Gregory Mottau CLU, ChFC
President
3819 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97211
503-284-8930
fax: 1-866-645-9531
[email protected]
www.mottau.com
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