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to as “equity-indexed annuities” (EIAs) until 2006 when the insurance industry began calling them “fixed-indexed annuities” to avoid any perceived connection to stocks — also known as equities. This is an important distinction because, unlike variable annuities, indexed annuities have no underlying investments.

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