The Consumer’s Guide to Swiss Annuities

The Consumer’s Guide to Swiss Annuities is comprehensive, informative and very easy to read. The author does an excellent job of explaining how Swiss annuities work with crisp graphs and illustrations. As I plan for my retirement I am continually seeking opportunities to invest outside of the US and after reading this book I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to expand their investments outside of the US.
Rating: 5 / 5

The author has done a remarkable job of making the subject of Swiss annuities understandable to an ordinary person approaching retirement.

Probably like everybody else, my husband and I are trying to create a retirement portfolio which will give us purchasing power when we retire that will last for the rest of our lives. The crash of the financial markets over the past year have made this all the harder. Not only do we have to make up what we lost, we need to continue accumulating towards our retirement objectives.

While inflation is not a problem now, we think it sure will be a few years from now. The government needs some way to pay off the massive debts it is incurring. I don’t see any other way than for them to ultimately inflate the dollar. What is really scary is that the inflation will start right about the time we retire.

That is where Swiss annuities come in. Mr. Meillard in his book simply confirms what I have seen over the years. The Swiss franc’s relentless increase over the years has more than made up for U.S. inflation. The question for us is how best to own Swiss francs. To us, the answer is a Swiss annuity. They combine the safety of the Swiss franc with an income we can’t outlive. From the Consumer’s Guide, it seems Swiss annuities are pretty much just like American annuities. The big difference is that the policy is in Swiss francs and not dollars. Best of all, owning a Swiss annuity is completely legal for Americans.

Mr. Meillard has packed a lot of information into his short book. I had looked at one other book before and found that one incomprehensible. This is certainly not the case with the Consumer’s Guide. It really lays it all out and if you are interested where to go to get a proposal from a Swiss insurer.

Rating: 5 / 5

I’ve been looking for other investment avenues and had not thought about going offshore until I read this. I know the Swiss Franc has always been strong, but didn’t realize how dismally the dollar has performed against it over the past 30+ years. Simple flowcharts and concise writing helped solidify the annuity concept, while a rich historical account explained the development of Swiss integrity and respect for individual rights. I was pleased to see that U.S. taxation issues are addressed. Easy read and opens up a whole new avenue of opportunity.
Rating: 5 / 5