In this 0:59 Annuities Explained video, Jeffrey Scott McLeod, LUTC, covers “Annual P2P Fixed Index Annuity Explained.” This is how annual point-to-point works within a fixed index annuity. Annual point-to-point, and say that's 10%. Well, if your participation rate is 80%, then you make 8% of that 10% gain. Or if your cap rate is 8%, then you make 8% of that 10% gain. Or your annuity might have a margin spread or administrative fee of, say, 2%. We subtract two from the gain, 10, and your interest credited is 8%. If you have 500,000 or more to invest over the. Next 90 days, make an appointment in the link down below in the description, and we'll go over two or three annuities with you, the buyer's guide by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Insurance education only—not securities advice.
Key takeaways
This is how annual point-to-point works within a fixed index annuity.
Or your annuity might have a margin spread or administrative fee of, say, 2%.
Well, if your participation rate is 80%, then you make 8% of that 10% gain.
Next 90 days, make an appointment in the link down below in the description, and we'll go over two or three annuities with you, the buyer's guide by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
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From the NAIC Buyer’s Guide
Index interest formulas may use features such as participation rates, cap rates, and spread/margin rates, so credited interest may reflect only part of an index change. If the index goes down over the period, zero interest is added for that feature and annuity value will not go down from that index change as long as you do not withdraw the money.
Fixed indexed annuities are a type of fixed annuity that earn interest based on changes in a market index; the interest rate is guaranteed never to be less than zero, even if the market goes down. When you buy an indexed annuity, you are not investing directly in the market or the index.
Common indexing methods described in NAIC materials include annual reset (ratcheting), high-water mark, and point-to-point. The indexing method is the approach used to measure the amount of change, if any, in the index.
Sources: NAIC Buyer’s Guide for Deferred Annuities (2022); NAIC Buyer’s Guide for Fixed Deferred Annuities — Appendix for Equity-Indexed Annuities (2007 materials). The guides do not endorse any company or policy. State insurance departments: www.naic.org.
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