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SPIA – SINGLE PREMIUM IMMEDIATE ANNUITY

April 30th, 2016
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Most annuities come with unnecessary charges and high expenses, but there is one
annuity that can serve you in planning for your retirement: the single premium
immediate annuity (SPIA).

What is a SPIA?

A SPIA is a contract with an insurance company in which you give an upfront sum
of money, and in return the insurance company will pay you a set amount of money
periodically for the rest of your life. This is useful for retirement planning
as it ensures you won’t run out of money.

You can receive these payments for as long as you, or even your spouse, live. If
you are worried about outliving your retirement savings, a SPIA could be an
attractive option for retirement planning.

Annuities can be fixed or variable. A fixed annuity, like the name implies, is a
fixed payment amount for each pay period. These payments could be made monthly,
quarterly, etc.

Variable annuities are based on how your money performs in a mutual fund. These
also offer payments at regular intervals, but could be more or less than a
comparable fixed annuity depending on market forces.

Pros

SPIAs can adjust to rise with inflation; this option will incur a higher
premium, or lump sum up front.

SPIAs are tempting. They guarantee a fixed income, and can make retirement
planning easier because they are predictable. But predictability in financial
products comes at a cost.

Considerations for a SPIA

If you hope to benefit from a SPIA, live longer than your insurance company
thinks you will. You should also hope that your insurer lives at least as long
as you do— the products are “subject to the claims-paying ability of the
issuer,” per Vanguard’s disclaimer. So if your insurer goes out of business you
may not receive your payments. Some states offer guarantees for annuities up to
a certain amount, but these guarantees differ from state to state, ranging from
$100-500K, and have their own idiosyncratic rules, which could expose you to
risk if you, for example, move out of the state where your SPIA was purchased.

If you anticipate you may need cash access to large amounts of your retirement
savings, or if you don’t have much cash savings, a SPIA may not be a good idea.
Once the premium is paid, it is not refundable (or if it is cash-refundable,
will come with a steep price tag). If you die a week after you make this premium
payment you will not benefit from the annuity and your estate will have lost the
premium.

Transaction fees, surrender fees, administration fees, and inflation can all
chip away at the rate of return on a fixed annuity.

Conclusion

In summary, SPIAs can be a good source of fixed income if you think you may
outlive your retirement savings, have enough cash on hand in case of an
emergency, and do your research for state guarantees.

 

 

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BROMONEY INTEREST RATE IPHONE APP

May 1st, 2012
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I’m happy to introduce you to the new Bromoney Interest Rate App. You can now
check interest rates on savings accounts and CDs right from your iPhone. You can
download it from the App store here. The next time you open a CD or savings
account consult the latest rates with the Bromoney Interest Rate App. Here are
the screenshots:



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BANK OF THE EASTERN SHORE CLOSED BY FDIC

April 29th, 2012
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The FDIC shut down the Bank of the Eastern Shore in Maryland on Friday bringing
the total bank failures to 22 this year. That’s down from 39 bank failures at
the same point last year. Four other banks were closed on the same day
including: Harvest Bank of Maryland, Plantation Federal Bank in South Carolina
and Palm Desert National Bank.

Money News




TEXAS SECURITY BANK CD SPECIAL

April 25th, 2012
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Texas Secuity Bank is offering a special deal on 6 month CDs. They’ve got a 6
month rate of 1.25%: http://www.texassecuritybank.com/ It looks like they’re
offering some other pretty decent rates. Leave comments here if you’ve banked
with them before.

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CAMOUFLAGE PAINTING MAN

November 23rd, 2011
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Just saw this story about the Chinese artist Liu Bolin. Apparently he covers
himself in body paint so he blends in with the background of his setup shots and
then takes pictures of himself in his element. Do you think you can spot him?

Take a look at this one:



Here’s a link to some more of his work:
http://games.yahoo.com/photos/camouflage-paintings-1321923033-slideshow/

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DIME SAVINGS BANK 3.10% 7 YEAR CD

March 1st, 2011
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Dime Savings Bank is currently offering a 3.10% APY 7 year CD and a 2.5% 5 year
CD with a minimum deposit of $500. The thing about Dime Savings is that if you
withdraw early on their long term accounts you lose 2 years’ interest on your
CD, if they even let you remove your money early.

Dime is currently the long term CD leader, but they’re also offering a 1.65% APY
10 month CD. You can open an account online or over the phone; however, if you
don’t open an account in person you will be required to send in a copy of your
driver’s license and a bill to verify your address. Dime Savings Bank is located
in New York.

Dime Savings Bank has a 4 out of 5 star soundness rating from Bankrate and is
insured by the FDIC. If you’d like to leave a review on Dime Savings, follow
this link.

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MELROSE CREDIT UNION 2.93% 5 YEAR CD

February 3rd, 2011
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Melrose Credit Union is currently offering a 2.93% 5 year CD which is currently
second best to Connexus Credit Union’s 3% 5 year rate, although Connexus
requires you to open a checking account with them to get their CDs. Melrose is
also offering a 2.42% APY 4 year CD and a 1.41% 1 year CD. The minimum deposit
is $5,000 or $4,000 if you’re opening an IRA account. The early withdrawal
penalty for CDs a year or over is 180 days of interest.

Melrose is open to membership from anybody and is located in Queens New York.
They are insured by the NCUA and have a 4 out of 5 star soundness rating from
bankrate. To leave your comments on Melrose go here: comments

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TOP 5 MYTHS ABOUT FDIC INSURANCE

January 13th, 2011
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FDIC insurance is the most attractive part of having a deposit account over
investing money in something involving more risk. With funds that are FDIC
insured, you’re guaranteed to get your money back if your institution fails by
the FDIC as long as you fall within the guidelines. There are a few
misunderstanding when it comes to FDIC insurance, but it’s important to know
exactly what FDIC does and does not cover as someone who places their money into
a bank deposit account.

1.) THE FDIC INSURES FUNDS FOR UP TO $100,000

During the financial meltdown a couple years back, congress voted to increase
the FDIC insured limit up to $250,000 to ensure that people didn’t lose their
money when a new bank was failing every other day. The measure they passed was
temporary at first, which is why some people might think it expired. But
congress acted before its expiration to make the $250,000 FDIC insured limit
permanent. So that is the new limit as of this day.

2.) ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE FDIC INSURANCE

Most financial institutions you’ll hear of likely have FDIC insurance, but not
all do. Every bank we recommend on our site has it (or NCUA for credit unions),
but there are institutions out there that aren’t FDIC insured. You should make
sure to check any new financial institution you’re interested to make sure
they’re FDIC insured by checking with the FDIC themselves.

3.) I CAN ONLY GET $250,000 INSURED AT ONE BANK

The FDIC allows people to insure multiple types of account at a single bank. For
example you can have a personal account, joint account, and retirement account,
all at one bank and all insured for up to $250,000 each. In addition banks have
programs known as Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service or CDARS, A
CDARS account actually holds your funds at multiple banks in order to bump up
the FDIC insured limit for “one account.” It’s a very convenient way to get FDIC
insurance for large sums of money.

4.) I CAN GET UP TO $250,000 INSURED WITH EACH BANK ACCOUNT I HAVE AT ONE BANK

Although you can get multiple accounts at a single bank FDIC insured, that
doesn’t mean that you can have $250,000 of FDIC insurance with ANY bank account
you want at a single bank. For example a savings and checking account under one
person’s name doesn’t qualify as different accounts in the eyes of the FDIC.
However, a personal checking account and a joint checking account DOES qualify
as separate accounts to the FDIC because the owner of both accounts isn’t the
same. One is owned by an individual and another is owned by 2 individuals.

5.) ANY ASSET THAT A BANK OFFERS IS COVERED BY FDIC INSURANCE

While banks offer many accounts that are covered by FDIC insurance, they also
offer products that don’t come with FDIC insurance. For examples banks will
offer mutual funds, stocks, bonds, money market mutual funds, and other products
that don’t come with FDIC insurance. If you’re getting a new product from a bank
and you’re unsure whether it comes with FDIC insurance then ask your bank
whether the account you’re interested in has FDIC insurance.

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TOP 10 BANKS RATED BY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

January 12th, 2011
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I mostly write about interest rates on this blog, but another important factor
when looking at banks is customer satisfaction. Everyone knows how important it
is for a bank to have great customer service and most people are willing to take
a small cut in interest rates in order to work with a bank that treats them
fairly when a problem arises.

Due to the importance of this factor I’m listing the top 10 banks rated by
customer satisfaction by JD Power.

 1.  Northwest Savings Bank
 2.  Susquehanna Bank – PA, MD, DE
 3.  Bank of the West
 4.  BankAtlantic – Florida
 5.  Regions Bank
 6.  Suntrust Bank
 7.  Commerce Bank – Midwest
 8.  Eastern Bank – New England
 9.  Flagstar Bank
 10. Independent Bank – Michigan

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEBIT AND CREDIT ON YOUR BANK CARD

January 11th, 2011
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Anyone who has used their bank’s check card to pay for items knows that you can
use debit or credit to make purchases, but most people don’t know what the
difference is besides the fact that with debit you have to enter a pin, and with
credit you need to sign. One of the key differences is that the merchant must
pay a fee when they process the transaction as credit. If you’re purchasing an
item from a store you’d like to support, you should select the debit transaction
so the merchant avoids the credit fee.

Another key difference is the processing time for each type of transaction. A
debit card transaction pulls the money out of your account immediately, while
the credit transaction requires time to be processed before the money is taken
out of your bank account.

One final difference is that most banks place a debit limit on your card,
meaning you can only use debit purchases on your card for up to a certain
amount. If you’re looking to make a large purchase on your debit card you should
select the credit option to ensure that you don’t go over any possible limits.
(Of course if you’re making a large purchase you should really use a reward
credit card as mentioned in our article on ways to save money)

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