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Equity Indexed Annuities Serve as Safety Net for Today's Investors.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 26-MAY-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
These products offer guaranteed minimum return and protection from downside risk

COLUMBIA, Md., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- There's no secret why many current investors are jumping aboard the Equity Indexed Annuities bandwagon these days because EIAs offer a safety net of a guaranteed minimum return in exchange for a limit in maximum return which sets them apart from other fixed annuities, according to Fiducial, a multidisciplinary professional services provider to small businesses with offices nationwide.

EIAs arrived in the market after insurance product developers were drawn to the concept of combining the security of a guaranteed return with the allure of participating in the booming stock market. They provide for a guarantee of a specific return with the opportunity to return similar amounts from a leading market index, such as the S&P 500. They're hot since you're essentially getting market similar returns without market similar risks.

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