Tom Cochrane

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Jun

Portfolio Withdrawal Strategy

Definition Portfolio withdrawal strategy is the general term for any rule-based approach to drawing income from a self-managed
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Jun

Self-Annuitization

Definition Self-annuitization is a decumulation approach in which an individual withdraws income from a self-managed portfolio designed to
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Jun

Systematic Drawdown

Definition Systematic drawdown is a decumulation strategy in which an individual withdraws income from a self-managed investment portfolio according
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Jun

Safe Withdrawal Rate

Definition Safe withdrawal rate is a planning rule that specifies the percentage of a retirement portfolio's initial balance
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Jun

Stretch Provisions (Pre SECURE Act Context)

Definition Stretch provisions, in the pre-SECURE Act context, are the inherited-account distribution rules under which a non-spouse
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Jun

Penalty-Free Withdrawal

Definition A penalty-free withdrawal is a distribution from an annuity contract or qualified account that is not subject to
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Jun

Annuity Inside an IRA

Definition An annuity inside an IRA is an annuity contract held as an asset within an individual retirement account, which
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Jun

Cost Basis In Annuity Context

Definition Cost basis in an annuity context is the after-tax capital contributed to a non-qualified annuity contract, which
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Jun

Ordinary Income Treatment

Definition Ordinary income treatment is the tax characterization under which the taxable portion of an annuity distribution is taxed at
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Jun

Tax Deferral

Definition Ordinary income treatment is the tax characterization under which the taxable portion of an annuity distribution is taxed at
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Jun

Annuitization Rate

Definition The annuitization rate is the factor a carrier applies to a deferred annuity contract's account value at
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Jun

Installment Refund Option

Definition The installment refund option is an annuity payment option under which any portion of the original premium not yet
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Jun

Cash Refund Option

Definition The cash refund option is an annuity payment option under which any portion of the original premium not yet
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Jun

Straight Life Annuity

Definition A straight life annuity is an annuitized contract paying income for the lifetime of a single annuitant only, with
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Jun

Life with Period Certain

Definition Life with period certain is an annuity payment option under which income is paid for the lifetime of the
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