Stability you can trust

Catholic Aid has a long history of providing financial stability to Catholics in the Upper Midwest, in both good and challenging economic times. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average approached 14,000 in 2008, stocks and mutual funds looked very attractive to the average person. But the stock market correction late last year gave us all a dose of reality. Despite the downward slide on Wall Street, not one penny has been lost by an owner of a Catholic Aid annuity.

People have since realized the safety and security of the guaranteed returns that Catholic Aid annuities offered.  We signed up 7% more new members and sold 52% more annuity contracts in the first quarter of 2009 than we did in the first quarter f 2008.

Catholic Aid’s conservative, long-term investment policy has provided our members with growth for decades. If you would have invested $1,000 in a Catholic Aid flexible premium annuity in January 1998, you’d have over $1,600 in that annuity today. In contrast, the same amount invested in a fund based on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index over the same period would now be worth just over $900. The graph below illustrates this comparison.

We invite you to realize the advantages of Catholic Aid products. Contact your local field representative by clicking here or call us toll-free: 1-800-568-6670.