ANSWERS
Whichyhofyhtheyhfollowingyhisyhayhpurposeyhofyhtheyhannuity?
A.yhTheyhreplacementyhofyhearningsyhuponyhtheyhdisabilityyhofyhanyhindividual
B.yhTheyhdistributionyhofyhayhlifetimeyhincome
C.yhTheyhdiscountingyhofyhayhprincipalyhsumyhbackyhtoyhitsyhpresentyhvalue
D.yhTheyhcreationyhofyhayhfundyhatyhtheyhearthyhofyhanyhindividualyh-yhanswer--B
Why:yhtheyhpurposeyhofyhanyhannuityyhisyhtheyhdistributionyhofyhayhlifetimeyhincome
Annuityyhpurchasersyhtransferyhtoyhanyhinsuranceyhcompanyyhtheiryhriskyhof
A.yhOutlivingyhtheiryhfinancialyhresources
B.yhBecomingyhuninsurable
C.yhDyingyhprematurely
D.yhHavingyhtoyhpayyhunexpectedlyyhhighyhestateyhtaxesyh-yhanswer--A
Why:yhwhenyhpeopleyhpurchaseyhannuities,yhtheyyhtransferyhtheyhriskyhofyhoutlivingyhtheiryhfi
nancialyhresourcesyhtoyhanyhinsuranceyhcompany
Underyhwhichyhofyhtheyhfollowingyhpayoutyhoptionsyhareyhpaymentsyhmadeyhregardlessyhofy
hhowyhlongyhtheyhannuitantyhlives?
A.yhFixedyhperiodyhpayments
B.yhInterestyhonlyyhpayments
C.yhLifeyhannuityyhpayments
D.yhFixedyhamountyhpaymentsyh-yhanswer--C
Why:yhlifeyhannuityyhpaymentsyhareyhmadeyhregardlessyhofyhhowyhlongyhtheyhannuitantyhliv
es
Anyhannuityyhisyhsometimesyhcalledyhtheyhflipyhsideyhofyh
A.yhQualifiedyhretirementyhplans
B.yhSocialyhsecurity
C.yhLifeyhinsurance
D.yhCompoundingyh-yhanswer--C
Why:yhtheyhflipyhsideyhofyhanyhannuityyhisyhlifeyhinsurance
Whoyhreceivesyhlifetimeyhpaymentsyhfromyhanyhannuity?
A.yhAyhbeneficiary
, B.yhAyhtrustee
C.yhAnyhexecutor
D.yhAnyhannuitantyh-yhanswer--D
Why:yhanyhannuityyhcontractyhowneryhnamesyhtheyhannuitant,yhwhoyhreceivesyhlifetimeyhpa
ymentsyhfromyhtheyhannuity.yhUsually,yhtheyhcontractyhowneryhandyhtheyhannuitantyhareyhth
eyhsameyhperson.yhTheyhcontractyhowneryhalsoyhnamesyhayhbeneficiary,yhwhoyhreceivesyha
nyyhsurvivoryhbenefitsyhpayableyhunderyhtheyhannuityyhuponyhtheyhannuitant'syhdeath.
Anyhannuityyhpurchasedyhwithyhayhsingleyhpremiumyhtoyhbeginyhprovidingyhincomeyhoneyhp
aymentyhintervalyhinyhtheyhfutureyhisyhcalled
A.yhAyhfixedyhannuity
B.yhAnyhimmediateyhannuity
C.yhAyhvariableyhannuity
D.yhAyhdeferredyhannuityyh-yhanswer--B
Why:yhanyhimmediateyhannuityyhisyhpurchasedyhwithyhayhsingleyhpremiumyhandyhbeginsyhpr
ovidingyhincomeyhoneyhpaymentyhintervalyhinyhtheyhfuture
Theyhtypeyhofyhannuityyhthatyhguaranteesyhayhminimumyhrateyhofyhreturnyhis
A.yhTheyhvariableyhannuity
B.yhTheyhfixedyhannuity
C.yhTheyhimmediateyhannuity
D.yhTheyhdeferredyhannuityyh-yhanswer--B
Why:yhtheyhfixedyhannuityyhguaranteesyhayhminimumyhrateyhofyhreturn
Theyhrateyhofyhreturnyhonyhayhvariableyhannuityyhisyh
A.yhTiedyhtoyhtheyhperformanceyhofyhsecuritiesyhinyhtheyhinsurer'syhseparateyhaccount
B.yhVariableyhwithinyhayhspecifiedyhnumberyhofyhpercentageyhpoints
C.yhFlexibleyhbutyhguaranteedyhtoyhbeyhnoyhlessyhthanyhtheyhminimumyhrateyhspecifiedyhinyht
heyhcontract
D.yhGuaranteedyhtoyhreflectyhactivityyhonyhtheyhNewyhYorkyhStockyhExchangeyh-yhanswer--
A
Why:yhayhvariableyhannuity'syhrateyhofyhreturnyhisyhtiedyhtoyhtheyhperformanceyhofyhsecurities
yhinyhtheyhinsurer'syhseparateyhaccount
Anyhindividualyhwhoyhwantsyhtheyhpotentialyhforyhhedgingyhagainstyhinflationyhwithyhmoneyyh
investedyhinyhanyhannuityyhshouldyhchoose
A.yhAyhvariableyhannuity
B.yhAyhsplit-dollaryhannuity
C.yhAyhfixedyhannuity
D.yhAnyhimmediateyhannuityyh-yhanswer--A
Why:yhayhvariableyhannuityyhallowsyhanyhindividualyhtoyhhedgeyhagainstyhinflation