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Uncapped index annuities are fixed index
annuities, that earns interest or provides benefits that are linked to an external equity reference or an
equity index. The value of the index might be tied to a stock or other equity index. The value of any
equity index varies from day to day and is not predictable. When you buy a uncapped fixed indexed
annuity you own an insurance contract. You are not buying shares of any stock or equity
index.
What Are Participation Rates With No Cap? Answer -
Uncapped
The participation rate decides how much of the increase in the
index will be used to calculate fixed uncapped index-linked interest. For example, if the
calculated change in the index is 9% and the participation rate is 70%, the uncapped linked interest rate for
your fixed annuity will be 6.3% (9% x 70% = 6.3%). Some uncapped annuities guarantee that
the participation rate will never be set lower than a specified minimum or higher than a specified
maximum.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF SOME OTHER FIXED INDEXED ANNUITY PRODUCT
FEATURES?
Fixed Indexed Annuities
credit interest using a formula based on changes in the index to which the fixed uncapped indexed
annuity is linked. The formula decides how the additional interest, if any, is calculated and credited. How much
additional interest you get and when you get it depends on the features of your particular uncapped fixed
indexed annuity.
Capped index Interest Earned
While a cap limits the amount of interest you might
earn each year, annuities with this feature may have other product features you want, such as annual interest
crediting or the ability to take partial withdrawals. Also, annuities that have a cap may have a higher
participation rate. As of , average annual caps are 3.5%. Video shows how a
uncapped participation rate works.
Averaging
Averaging at the beginning of a term protects you
from buying your uncapped index annuity at a high point, which would reduce the amount of interest you
might earn. Averaging at the end of the term protects you against severe declines in the index and losing
uncapped index-linked interest as a result. On the other hand, averaging may reduce the amount of
uncapped index-linked interest you earn when the index rises either near the start or at the end of the
term.
Interest Compounding
It is important for you to know whether your fixed
uncapped index annuity pays compound or simple interest during a term. While you may earn less from
an annuity that pays simple interest, it may have other features you want, such as a higher participation
rate.
WHAT WILL IT COST ME TO TAKE MY MONEY OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE
TERM?
In addition to the information discussed in this
Buyer's Guide about surrender and withdrawal charges and free withdrawals, there are additional considerations for
uncapped fixed-index annuities. Some annuities credit none of the index-linked interest or only part
of it if you take out money before the end of the term. The percentage that is vested, or credited, generally
increases as the term comes closer to its end and is always 100% at the end of the term.
Monlthly Point to
Point
Change in index calculated for each month during the
index term. Each Monthly change is limited to the "cap rate" for positive changes, but not when the change is
negative. At the end of the index term, all monthly changes (positive and negative) are added. If the
result is positive, interest is added to the annuity. If the result is negative or zero, no interest (0%) is
added.
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