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Figure 30: Sample FIA vs. CDs and S&P 500, April 15, 2003 to April
15, 2013
Above is an actual chart comparing the S&P 500, CDs and one
of our favorite FIA crediting strategies during the 10 year
period from April 15, 2003 to April 15, 2013. It was provided
by a third-party software program that takes thousands of
different cases and blends them into one statistically correct
illustration.
Note how the FIA way out-performed both the market and
CDs. When the market went up, so did the FIA. When it went
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