| Annuities |
Investments designed to help you
accumulate tax-deferred retirement savings that can help generate retirement
income |
| Bank deposits |
An investment alternative that allows you to store your available cash in program banks, where it earns interest |
| Bonds |
Fixed-income investments that represent
money the issuer borrows from investors at specified interest rates with
stated maturity dates |
| Certificates of deposit |
Time-deposit investments issued
by banks or savings and loans with stated interest rates and maturities |
| Futures |
Contracts traded on an exchange specifying a future
date of delivery or receipt of a specific commodity at a specified price |
| Insurance |
Contracts that help provide for you and your family in the event
of your death, illness or injury (includes disability, life and long-term
care insurance) |
| IRAs |
Tax-advantaged accounts that help you save for retirement
(includes Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs) |
| Money market funds |
Pooled assets of multiple investors managed by an investment company, which is required to invest the assets in highly liquid, short-term securities |
| Mutual funds |
Pooled assets of multiple investors managed by an
investment company, which invests the assets in a diversified portfolio
of securities |
| Stocks |
A share of ownership in a company that entitles you
to share in the profits of the company in which you invest (paid in dividends) |
| Unit investment trusts |
A preselected portfolio of investments that is established
in a trust for a predetermined amount of time by an investment company,
which then sells limited units (or shares) of the trust to investors |
