Annuity or Annus In Greek
Friday, May 29th, 2009Though popular among today’s aging Baby Boomers and members of the Mature or “Senior” markets, annuities can be traced back to ancient Greece. The term “annuity” comes from the Greek word “annus”-or “year”-and refers to annual income payments. Similarly, in ancient Rome citizens would make one-time payments to a contract called “annua” in exchange for [...]