Part one of this three-part web-exclusive series outlines the important role that annuities can play in a client’s retirement portfolio. Part two evaluates annuity rates in the current low-interest rate environment, and part three explores alternative retirement income products. Learn about term certain annuities in a video featuring Peter Wouters, director of tax and estate planning, Empire Life Investments Inc.
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Peter Wouters, director of tax and estate planning, Wealth, Empire Life Investments Inc., discusses how term certain annuities work and how they differ from life annuities. He runs through specific examples where term certain annuities would make a powerful contribution to client portfolios. Wouters spoke with Investment Executive reporter Megan Harman at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
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