What is a Variable Annuity? And Why Do I Recommend Never Buying One of These from Insurance Companies? The following blog post will seek to answer the question of what is a variable annuity, and will look at some of the pros and cons of holding a Variable Annuity, as well as the reasons why, for the average investor, buying Variable Annuities is really something that I do not recommend. Variable Annuities were something that came up quite frequently during my [...]