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Free Annuities Practice Questions

Maryland Life exam — 51 practice questions.

Subtopics: Annuity purpose, Accumulation phase, Immediate annuity, Life only payout, Fixed annuity, Variable annuity, Purpose, Accumulation period, Annuitant, Deferred annuity, Variable annuity licensing, Equity indexed annuity, Pure life option, Life with period certain, Refund annuity, Joint and survivor, Annuity certain, Tax-deferred growth, Exclusion ratio, Surrender charge, Retirement income use, Structured settlement, Owner rights, Early withdrawal penalty, Annuity vs life insurance, Single vs flexible premium annuity, Annuity surrender charge period, Bailout provision, Market value adjustment, Annuitization vs surrender, Annuity death benefit, Free withdrawal provision, Cash refund vs installment refund, Joint life annuity, 1035 exchange, Qualified annuity funding, Accumulation vs annuity units, Assumed interest rate, Guaranteed minimum income benefit, Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, Qualified longevity annuity contract, Split-annuity concept, Annuity suitability standard, Nonqualified withdrawal taxation, Owner's death before annuitization, Two-tier annuity, Annuity guaranteed minimum value, Annuity exclusion ratio

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Sample questions & answers

1. The primary purpose of an annuity is to:

Create a stream of income, often for retirement

An annuity is designed to liquidate a principal sum into a stream of income, frequently used for retirement income.

2. During the accumulation phase of a deferred annuity, the owner:

Pays premiums that grow tax-deferred

In the accumulation (pay-in) phase, contributions grow tax-deferred until annuitization or withdrawal.

3. An immediate annuity generally begins income payments:

Within about one payment period of purchase

An immediate annuity, bought with a single premium, begins payments within one payment interval (e.g., the next month).

4. Which annuity payout option provides the largest periodic income but stops at the annuitant's death?

Life only (straight life)

The straight life option pays the most per period because payments cease at death with no refund or survivor benefit.

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Practice: Annuities

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