What is an Annuity MRI review?

It is a second-opinion review of an existing or proposed annuity. The review checks surrender charges, liquidity, fees, income guarantees, tax status, beneficiary setup, and whether the annuity solves the right retirement-income problem.

Should I surrender or replace my annuity?

Not until the current contract, surrender schedule, tax consequences, benefits, and replacement product are compared. Sometimes keeping, reducing, or repositioning is better than surrendering.

What documents help with an annuity review?

A recent statement, original contract or brochure if available, rider pages, surrender schedule, and a note about what you need the money to do: income, protection, liquidity, growth, legacy, or RMD planning.

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What the review looks for

This is built for retirees, pre-retirees, and families who already own an annuity or are being shown one and want a plain-English review before moving money.

✓What you can actually access without penalties, surrender charges, or rider restrictions.

✓Whether the income rider, cap, participation rate, MYGA rate, or index strategy solves the right problem.

✓Tax status of the money: IRA, old 401(k), Roth, pension lump sum, brokerage, or non-qualified cash.

✓Beneficiary, RMD, survivor income, and liquidity issues that are easy to miss.

✓Whether keeping, adjusting, exchanging, replacing, or doing nothing is worth discussing.

Good fit if…

You have an old contract you do not understand, a new proposal on your desk, a surrender window coming up, or a retirement-income gap you are trying to solve.

Bring a recent statement, surrender schedule if you have it, and the basic question: “What is this money supposed to do for me?”

Plain English first. No advisor jargon, no product worship, and no pretending every annuity is good or bad. The contract has to match the client.

Start the review request

Simple review process

This is not a “sell me your annuity” page. It is a way to slow the decision down, check the moving parts, and make sure the money has the right job.

1

Send the basics

Share what type of annuity you own or are considering, approximate value, and what you need it to do.

2

Check the moving parts

We review income timing, surrender charges, liquidity, rider value, tax status, and replacement concerns.

3

Decide the next step

You get plain-English direction: leave it alone, adjust, compare alternatives, or book a deeper planning call.

Request review

Request your Annuity MRI

No external message is sent by this page until you submit the form. A real person reviews the request before any follow-up.

If you are over 55 and worried about income, market losses, or long-term-care concerns, include that in the context box. Sometimes the answer is not a different annuity, it is a clearer retirement income plan.