Drink your water! Water remains one of the best things you can do to improve kidney function. Without enough water, your kidneys will NOT function properly. Many holistically-trained physicians recommend drinking about Â½ your body weight â in ounces â of pure (clean) water per day.
At present the average return is running 3 to 4 percent tax deferred with an index annuity. However the individual insurance company sets the cap on index returns and fixed rates yearly basis.
Basic annuity fees (called mortality and expense fees) can run 1.2% or more per year. You could also pay more than 1% in investment fees for the underlying funds. If you decide to cash out the annuity, you may pay a surrender charge, which generally starts at 7% to 10% and gradually decreases over the first seven to 10 years you own the annuity. There are variable annuities with lower fees.