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November 16, 2018 News 3 Comments

Google just named a former Oracle exec as the head of its giant cloud business

Google just named a former Oracle exec as the head of its giant cloud business CNBC first reported the news. Kurian was the president of product development … something we should accept as a great compliment as well as a huge responsibility. We’ve built a strong business toget… Continue reading at businessinsider.com Volkswagen CEO to […]

February 4, 2016 News 8 Comments

How Microsoft Corporation’s Cloud Business Is Doing In 4 Numbers

How Microsoft Corporation’s Cloud Business Is Doing In 4 Numbers Azure is the most closely watched part of Microsoft’s cloud business, since IaaS/PaaS platforms are expected to grow at a faster rate than SaaS ones. A recent Technology Business Research report estimates that the global SaaS market will grow at a … Continue reading at […]

December 31, 2015 Headlines No Comments

Microsoft’s Turner on new products and riding the cloud wave

Microsoft’s Turner on new products and riding the cloud wave Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft recently opened a new retail store in the heart of New York City. And while the company is not looking to place all of its bets on retail, it is selectively opening stores around the globe, giving this […]

Investments once considered as stable as granite are rapidly losing ground, Lubaszka explains. Real estate is but one example. Long praised as a slam-dunk by money gurus, home-buying is no longer viewed as a hurdle-free path to profit. Stratospheric pricing and higher interest rates are putting intolerable pressure on the current housing bubble, factors bound to bust the suds sooner or later and drive the overheated real estate market into deepfreeze.

An immediate annuity is an investment policy usually purchased from an insurance company. Immediate Annuities are sometimes known as Single Premium Immediate Annuities. Immediate annuities are commonly purchased with a lump sum and used as a retirement investment. In an immediate annuity, the investor begins to receive lump sum pay-outs anywhere from immediately to one year from the date of purchase. Generally, payments begin one month after investing in the annuity.

You can also refund your annuity, meaning you're gaining income for life. However, when you die, the portion if the income payments that you have not collected will be the only amount that your beneficiary receives.