Strategic Partners FlexElite Annuity(Variable Annuity) Print Printer-friendly version

Strategic Partners FlexElite Annuity is a variable annuity contract issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company (in New York issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey) that provides the features you want and the flexibility you need. To retire on your own terms, you may need more than growth potential and tax deferral.1 You want annuity features that can help meet your needs today while you stay on course saving for retirement-without making a long-term commitment. You also need to protect your investment for those who are counting on you. Click on any of the features listed below to find out more.

The performance data will vary depending on the death benefit option you select.
Strategic Partners FlexElite Daily Monthly
Contracts with Basic Death Benefit Daily Unit Values Monthly Performance
Monthly Performance - NY
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit - Step-Up or 5% Roll-Up Daily Unit Values
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit - Step Up and 5% Roll-Up Daily Unit Values

Investment Options
FlexElite Annuity offers one of the most diverse and comprehensive selections of investment options available in any annuity. It features well known, proven money managers in every major style category, including such firms as AIM, Alliance, CALAMOS, Davis, Deutsche, Fidelity, INVESCO, Janus, Jennison, MFS, PIMCO, and Prudential. Each has been thoroughly researched by our team of experienced professional analysts, and we continue to monitor these firms to help ensure that they maintain high standards.

The table below lists the investment options available, ranked by asset class in order of risk/return potential from highest to lowest. To learn more about each option, click the portfolio name.

Fund Managers

AIM Logo
Alliance Bernstein logo
Calamos Logo
Davis Advisors
Dreyfus
Goldman Sachs
hotchkiswiley
JANUS Logo
Jennison Logo
JPMorganFleming Logo
MFS Logo
PIMCO Logo
Prudential Logo
 
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Category
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SP Technology Portfolio,
managed by The Dreyfus Corporation
International
Equity3
SP William Blair International Growth Portfolio
Prudential Global Portfolio
SP LSV International Value Portfolio
Small/Mid
Cap Growth4
SP State Street Research Small Cap Growth Portfolio
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio
SP Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
SP AIM Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Small/Mid
Cap Value4
SP Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Portfolio®
Large-Cap
Growth
SP MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio
Jennison Portfolio(domestic equity)
SP Strategic Partners Focused Growth Portfolio
SP Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio
SP AIM Core Equity Portfolio
Janus Aspen Series Growth Portfolio-Service Shares
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
Large-Cap
Value
Prudential Value Portfolio(domestic equity)
Prudential Equity Portfolio
SP Davis Value Portfolio
SP Large Cap Value Portfolio®
Profile
Portfolios
SP Aggressive Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
SP Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
SP Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
SP Conservative Asset Allocation Portfolio
Fixed
Income5
SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio
SP PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Money
Market
Prudential Money Market Portfolio
Interest Rate
Options
1-Year Fixed-Rate Interest Option
6-Month and 12-Month Dollar Cost Averaging
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Too many choices? Keep it simple by choosing one of our professionally managed Profile Portfolios, which provides an appropriate asset allocation in line with four distinct investor profiles.

Importance of Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is the process of applying the objectives of different investments to your specific goals. By spreading your holdings among a variety of industries, companies and investment types, you may potentially reduce the risk to your portfolio from any single investment, and place your assets where they can possibly benefit from a broad range of investment options. Independent research has shown that asset allocation is the major factor determining portfolio performance.*

The investment options of FlexElite Annuity are designed to facilitate asset allocation for a broad variety of investment goals. We recommend that you develop your asset allocation in consultation with your financial professional. A financial professional will ask probing questions to find out what's really important to you, to help identify your goals, understand your tolerance for risk, and help you choose the appropriate investments.

* Brinson, Singer, and Beebower, Determinants of Portfolio Performance, 1991

Profile Portfolios
FlexElite Annuity's Profile Portfolios are a simple and effective strategy for many investors. Each portfolio is constructed and managed by a team of professionals, and rebalanced periodically to maintain its asset allocation strategy.6 The Profile Portfolios' predetermined asset allocations correspond to four distinct investment objectives.

Aggressive Growth Growth Balanced Conservative

Your financial professional can help you complete the Profile Portfolio Questionnaire to help identify your financial goals and risk tolerance, and then select an appropriate portfolio.

1% Credit Option
At the end of the initial three-year withdrawal charge period, you will be offered a credit equal to 1% of your contract value with the start of a new withdrawal charge period. If you accept, the credit will be added to your contract and another 1% credit will be offered to you on the sixth contract anniversary, starting another three-year withdrawal charge period.

If liquidity is more important to you than a 1% credit, you can decline the credit, enjoy access to your money, and make subsequent contributions to the contract without starting a new withdrawal charge period.

Death Benefit Protection7
FlexElite Annuity helps you safeguard what you've invested for those who are counting on you. The base death benefit guarantees that your beneficiary will never receive less than the current contract value or the combined value of your purchase payments (adjusted for withdrawals), whichever is greater.8

For even more protection, you can choose among several enhanced death benefit options for your beneficiaries, at an additional charge. For more information on charges, refer to the prospectus.

  • 5% Roll-up protects against downturns in the market by paying your beneficiaries the greater of your current contract value or the total of your purchase payments increased by 5% each year, subject to a 200% lifetime cap. Both roll-up and cap are reduced proportionally by withdrawals. (Not available in all states.)
  • Annual Step-up locks in investment gains in a rising market each contract anniversary. Your beneficiaries will receive the greater of your current contract value or the highest "step-up" value at any contract anniversary, adjusted for withdrawals and any additional payments you made.
  • Combined Roll-up and Step-up offers the most protection. Your beneficiary receives the greater of the current contract value or the Roll-up and Step-up values.
  • Earnings Appreciator Option: If chosen, may pay an additional death benefit based on the contract's earnings, which beneficiaries can use to help offset taxes or other expenses. (Not available in all states.)

Enhanced Spousal Continuance
Instead of receiving a death benefit, your spouse (if beneficiary) may choose to continue the annuity contract in his or her own name with the contract value equal to the amount that otherwise would have been paid as a death benefit. Your spouse can continue to enjoy the benefit of tax deferral and all the features you selected. No withdrawal charges will apply to the contract.

Withdrawals9
Your money will be easily accessible to you -without a withdrawal charge-in only three years. You can also add to your FlexElite annuity without starting a new withdrawal charge period. You can access your money in several ways without annuitizing your contract.

  • Withdrawals. Each year you can withdraw up to 10% of your purchase payments charge-free. If you withdraw more than 10% during the three-year withdrawal charge period, a 7% charge applies.
  • Automated withdrawal program. You can set up an automated withdrawal charge program and receive a stream of income, while the balance of your money continues to grow on a tax-deferred basis.
  • Waiver of withdrawal charges for critical care. If you become terminally ill or are confined to a nursing home or hospital for three months or more, you can access your money with no withdrawal charges. This can help your family cope with an unanticipated financial burden.10

Dollar Cost Averaging
Not sure that this is the right time to invest? FlexElite Annuity helps you ease into the market with a choice of 6- and 12-month dollar cost averaging fixed-rate options.11 Your purchase payments will earn an attractive fixed rate, while each month a portion of your money moves into the variable investment options you have chosen. This can help reduce the impact of market volatility on your purchases.

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Ed. 05/01/2002