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","marks":[],"data":{}}]},{"nodeType":"paragraph","data":{},"content":[{"nodeType":"text","value":"Reality","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"data":{}},{"nodeType":"text","value":": We don’t know how long we are going to live or how well retirement account assets are going to perform in the future. Therefore, it’s very difficult to predict how much you can safely withdraw from your retirement accounts on an annual basis. Some historical rules of thumb like 4% per year are designed to cover most scenarios including those that combine poor market performance and a lengthy retirement. Annuities can often deliver a higher level of retirement income than these rules of thumb because the insurance company is taking the risk and pooling large numbers of policyholders. ","marks":[],"data":{}}]},{"nodeType":"paragraph","data":{},"content":[{"nodeType":"text","value":"Myth: The insurance company keeps my remaining money when I die. ","marks":[],"data":{}}]},{"nodeType":"paragraph","data":{},"content":[{"nodeType":"text","value":"Reality:","marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"data":{}},{"nodeType":"text","value":" With most types of annuities, there are specific death benefits. Some of these annuities even provide options for beneficiaries to select a lump sum or ongoing payments. When planning estates, people most often think about life insurance, but annuities can have features useful for this as well. There are, however, specific types of annuities (life contingent single premium immediate annuities) that can be structured to make payments only as long as you live. The benefit of this is to achieve the highest possible income payment while you are alive, but the tradeoff can be reduced or non-existent death benefits. As with anything, there are tradeoffs with different options. 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