Financial instrument providing a guaranteed growth rate and a guarantee of lifetime payments
First Claim
1. A data processing system configured to manage a financial instrument comprising a guarantee of a minimum positive growth rate and a guarantee of a lifetime income, the data processing system comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more memory modules, wherein at least one of the one or more memory modules comprises software configured, when executed by the one or more processors, to;
store, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, an initial balance of an account created according to the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument allows discretionary withdrawals from the account;
store, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, a percentage value fixed upon an effective date of the guarantee of the lifetime income;
store the minimum positive growth rate in at least one of the one or more memory modules;
determine an updated account balance using the one or more processors, the determination based at least in part on a market performance of the account;
store the updated account balance in at least one of the one or more memory modules;
calculate a protected value using the one or more processors and the minimum positive growth rate, the protected value being at least equal to an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at the minimum positive growth rate for at least a defined period of time or until one or more defined events occur, whichever is sooner, wherein the protected value represents a positive rate of return provided by the guarantee of the minimum positive growth rate regardless of the market performance of the account; and
calculate a transfer amount as a product of the percentage value multiplied by the protected value at the time of a particular event, wherein the guarantee of the lifetime income provides for periodic transfers to a beneficiary for the life of a designated party.
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Abstract
A method for providing a financial instrument includes determining an initial account balance associated with a financial instrument based upon an initial deposit amount, wherein the financial instrument includes an account with an account balance that changes over time. The method further includes establishing a first guarantee of a protected value, the protected value including at least an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at a minimum growth rate for a defined period of time or until one or more defined events occur, whichever is sooner; and establishing a second guarantee that a beneficiary may periodically receive a transfer of an amount of money for the life of a designated party, wherein the amount comprises a percentage of the protected value at the time of a particular event, provided that the amount may vary based upon withdrawals from the account in excess of a first particular limit.
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39 Claims
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1. A data processing system configured to manage a financial instrument comprising a guarantee of a minimum positive growth rate and a guarantee of a lifetime income, the data processing system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory modules, wherein at least one of the one or more memory modules comprises software configured, when executed by the one or more processors, to; store, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, an initial balance of an account created according to the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument allows discretionary withdrawals from the account; store, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, a percentage value fixed upon an effective date of the guarantee of the lifetime income; store the minimum positive growth rate in at least one of the one or more memory modules; determine an updated account balance using the one or more processors, the determination based at least in part on a market performance of the account; store the updated account balance in at least one of the one or more memory modules; calculate a protected value using the one or more processors and the minimum positive growth rate, the protected value being at least equal to an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at the minimum positive growth rate for at least a defined period of time or until one or more defined events occur, whichever is sooner, wherein the protected value represents a positive rate of return provided by the guarantee of the minimum positive growth rate regardless of the market performance of the account; and calculate a transfer amount as a product of the percentage value multiplied by the protected value at the time of a particular event, wherein the guarantee of the lifetime income provides for periodic transfers to a beneficiary for the life of a designated party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for administering a financial instrument comprising a guarantee of a minimum positive growth rate and a guarantee of a lifetime income, the method comprising:
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storing, in at least one memory module of one or more memory modules, an initial balance of an account created according to the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument allows discretionary withdrawals from the account; storing, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, a percentage value fixed upon an effective date of the guarantee of the lifetime income; storing the minimum positive growth rate in at least one of the one or more memory modules; determining an updated account balance using one or more processors, the determination based at least in part on a market performance of the account; storing the updated account balance in at least one of the one or more memory modules; calculating a protected value using the one or more processors and the minimum positive growth rate, the protected value being at least equal to an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at the minimum positive growth rate for at least a defined period of time or until one or more defined events occur, whichever is sooner, wherein the protected value represents a positive rate of return provided by the guarantee of the minimum positive growth rate regardless of the market performance of the account; and using the one or more processors, calculating a transfer amount as a product of the percentage value multiplied by the protected value at the time of a particular event, wherein the guarantee of the lifetime income provides for periodic transfers to a beneficiary for the life of a designated party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for administering a financial instrument comprising a guarantee of a minimum positive growth rate and a guarantee of a lifetime income, the method comprising:
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storing, in at least one memory module of one or more memory modules, an initial balance of an account created according to the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument allows discretionary withdrawals from the account; storing, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, a percentage value fixed upon an effective date of the guarantee of the lifetime income; storing the minimum positive growth rate in at least one of the one or more memory modules; determining an updated account balance using one or more processors, the determination based at least in part on a market performance of the account; storing the updated account balance in at least one of the one or more memory modules; calculating a protected value using the one or more processors and the minimum positive growth rate, the protected value being at least equal to an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at the minimum positive growth rate for at least a defined period of time or until one or more defined events occur, whichever is sooner, wherein the protected value represents a positive rate of return provided by the guarantee of the minimum positive growth rate regardless of the market performance of the account; and using the one or more processors, calculating a transfer amount as a product of the percentage value multiplied by the protected value at the time of a particular event, wherein the guarantee of the lifetime income provides for periodic transfers to one or more beneficiaries for the life of the longest surviving of a plurality of designated parties. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for administering a financial instrument comprising a guarantee of a minimum positive growth rate and a guarantee of a lifetime income, the method comprising:
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storing, in at least one memory module of one or more memory modules, an initial balance of an account created according to the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument allows discretionary withdrawals from the account; storing, in at least one of the one or more memory modules, a percentage value fixed upon an effective date of the guarantee of the lifetime income; storing the minimum positive growth rate in at least one of the one or more memory modules; determining an updated account balance using one or more processors, the determination based at least in part on a market performance of the account; storing the updated account balance in at least one of the one or more memory modules; calculating a protected value using the one or more processors and the minimum positive growth rate, the protected value being at least equal to an amount based upon the initial balance growing at the minimum positive growth rate for a duration, the duration beginning at a first time and extending at least until a second time, wherein the second time is determined by an expiration of a specified period of time after the first time or by an occurrence of one or more defined events, whichever is sooner, wherein the protected value represents a positive rate of return provided by the guarantee of the minimum positive growth rate regardless of the market performance of the account; and using the one or more processors, calculating a transfer amount as a product of the percentage value multiplied by the protected value at the time of a particular event, wherein the guarantee of the lifetime income provides for periodic transfers to a beneficiary for the life of a designated party. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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