Refresher on Annuities... and Who Really Gets Refreshed 💸
Annuity (Definition):
From the Latin Annuus, or yearly; an investment that often provides a regular annual income for its buyers but always does for its sellers.
Jason Zweig, The Devil's Financial Dictionary
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