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Indexed Strategy Value (See “Indexed Strategy Value at End of Term” and “Indexed Strategy Value before End of Term” sections below for more details)
The value of an Indexed Strategy changes from day to day throughout each Term. The method used to calculate the Strategy value depends on whether the value is being calculated at the end of a Term or during a Term.
| • | | Once the last Market Day of the Term has been reached, the value of an Indexed Strategy is equal to the remaining Investment Base increased for any rise in the applicable Index over that Term or decreased for any fall in the applicable Index over that Term. Any increase for the Term is limited by the Cap or Upside Participation Rate for the Term. Any decrease for the Term is limited by the Floor, Downside Participation Rate, or Buffer. |
| • | | On each day before the last Market Day of the Term, the value of an Indexed Strategy is equal to the remaining Investment Base increased or decreased by the Daily Value Percentage as of the most recent Market Close. |
A withdrawal, including any withdrawal to pay advisory fees, reduces the Strategy value by the amount of the withdrawal plus or minus any related Market Value Adjustment.
Investment Base (See “Indexed Strategies” section below for more details)
The value of an Indexed Strategy is calculated using the Investment Base. The Investment Base is not your Strategy Value, Account Value, Surrender Value, Annuity Payout value, or Death Benefit value, but it is used to calculate those values.
At the start of a Term, the Investment Base of an Indexed Strategy is equal to the amount applied to that Strategy for that Term. The Investment Base will not change during a Term unless there is a withdrawal. For example, if $60,000 is applied to a given Indexed Strategy at the beginning of a Term, and there are no withdrawals, then the Investment Base throughout that Term will be $60,000.
In addition, a withdrawal reduces the Investment Base by the amount that is proportional to the reduction in the Strategy value on account of the withdrawal and any related Market Value Adjustment. For example, if a withdrawal and the related Market Value Adjustment are equal to 35% of the Strategy value, then the Investment Base for that Strategy will be reduced by 35%.
This means the dollar amount of the proportional reduction in the Investment Base will not be the same as the dollar amount of the withdrawal and the Market Value Adjustment.
| • | | If the Strategy value immediately before the withdrawal is greater than the Investment Base, then the proportional reduction in the Investment Base will be less than the withdrawal and the related Market Value Adjustment. |
| • | | If the Strategy value immediately before the withdrawal is less than the Investment Base, then the proportional reduction in the Investment Base will be greater than the withdrawal and the related Market Value Adjustment. |
Indexed Strategy Value at End of Term (See “Indexed Strategy Value at End of Term” section below for more details)
At the end of a Term, the value of an Indexed Strategy is equal to the remaining Investment Base increased for any rise in the Index or decreased for any fall in the Index over the Term.
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