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  2. Empower (financial services) - Wikipedia

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    Empower was created in 1891, when parent company Great-West Lifeco was founded as an insurance provider on the Canadian prairie. [1] After serving more than a century of expansion and a profound evolution of service offerings, the modern iteration of Empower was launched in 2014, when the retirement businesses of Great-West Life combined the record-keeping services of Great-West Financial ...

  3. Guaranteed investment contract - Wikipedia

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    A guaranteed investment contract (GIC) is a contract that guarantees repayment of principal and a fixed or floating interest rate for a predetermined period of time. Guaranteed investment contracts are typically issued by life insurance companies qualified for favorable tax status under the Internal Revenue Code (for example, 401(k) plans).

  4. Time deposit - Wikipedia

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    A time deposit or term deposit (also known as a certificate of deposit in the United States, and as a guaranteed investment certificate in Canada) is a deposit in a financial institution with a specific maturity date or a period to maturity, commonly referred to as its "term".

  5. Guaranteed investment certificate - Wikipedia

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    The principal amount is not at risk unless the bank defaults. The guarantee for GICs is provided by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation [4] (CDIC) up to a maximum of $100,000 (principal and interest combined), as long as the issuing financial institution is a CDIC member [5] and the original term to maturity is five years or less. [6]

  6. Annuities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This process is called annuitization and can also provide a predictable, guaranteed stream of future income during retirement until the death of the annuitant (or joint annuitants). Alternatively, an investor can defer annuitizing their contract to get larger payments later, hedge long-term care cost increases, or maximize a lump sum death ...

  7. Fixed deposit - Wikipedia

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    A fixed deposit (FD) is a tenured deposit account provided by banks or non-bank financial institutions which provides investors a higher rate of interest than a regular savings account, until the given maturity date. It may or may not require the creation of a separate account. The term fixed deposit is most commonly used in India and the ...

  8. Endowment policy - Wikipedia

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    An endowment policy is a life insurance contract designed to pay a lump sum after a specific term (on its 'maturity') or on death. [1] [2] These are long-term policies, often designed to repay a mortgage loan, with typical maturities between ten and thirty years within certain age limits.

  9. Government-sponsored enterprise - Wikipedia

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    A government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) is a type of financial services corporation created by the United States Congress.Their intended function is to enhance the flow of credit to targeted sectors of the economy, to make those segments of the capital market more efficient and transparent, and to reduce the risk to investors and other suppliers of capital.