What Are the Top Qualities to Look for in Annuity Providers?

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In this video, Wendy Swanson explains the top qualities to look for in an annuity provider, emphasizing strong company ratings, long-term stability, and flexible contract features like withdrawal options and liquidity.
Video Transcript

The first thing I would tell you is that the ratings of the company is something you'll want to look at. You know, if you can get something that's a-plus rated wonderful, you know, certainly there's a lot of great products, though, that are, you know, a minus and even some of the BS. But you know, the stronger the rating, you know, the more confidence I think that one would have. The second thing is, how long has that insurance company been in business?

You know, have they been around 100 plus years or have they only been around, you know, 20 years or so? Again, if they'd been around for a long time, it shows that there's a viability within that insurance company itself. The third thing that I would look at with that is specifically within the contract itself. Any of the liquidation factors that are available, you know, do I get free partial withdrawals if I do, you know, when do they begin?

How much can I pull out? Is there ever a time where I can just take my money and have no penalties? There's a lot of different liquidation aspects of the contracts, so depending on your needs, that would be the third thing that I would really look at to make sure it was fitting my needs.