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Who buys variable annuities?
Two types of people: (1) Suckers (2) People who feel that investment advisors/brokers make too little money and want to help out by paying insane commissions. Think I'm kidding. Check out this article: "Variable Annuity Pros and Cons" Seriously, for 99% of us, they are a raw deal for everyone except the person selling them.