I need an impressive sounding word that has the same meaning as annuity....

Dear Randy, 

I am not sure if this is an "impressive sounding word" but it is the
only one that has the same "repeating" meaning as annuity: "rente".
(SOURCE: Answer.com and Wordnet:
<http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=501&dekey=rente&gwp=8&curtab=501_1>).

Another word might be "allowance" or "stipend", or as Bryan suggested,
"royalty"  (if you're referring to the money received). Dictionary.com
's thesaurus also offers "acquisition" and "revenue".

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarification on this answer before you rate it.

Dictionaries consulted: 
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Dictionary.com 
Miriam Webster
Answers.com 
Oxford (not online)
Cambridge (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/)

Royalty.

Not quite the same meaning but certainly impressive sounding.

Or ...

Angeldust.

while doing my own research I ran into the rente several times but I
need a word or phrase that can be used in a solicitation letter to
individuals that may be in the market to buy an annuity.  However,
variable annuities have such a bad reputation that even though i don't
sell them, I sell equity indexed annuities, people associate the
two....so I need something that says equity indexed stocks or equity
indexed bonds or something that means the same as
annuities....anywhere else you can check?

Hi, Randy

As Tamar said, there is nothing quite like 'annuity' and 'rente'
doesn't sound at all impressive.

Therefore, we shall have to make up a new word.

How about EquiFunds?

(c) Copyright Probonopublico 2005

This exciting new term can only be used subject to Royalties.

Thank you for the rating. I'll try to think of another term, but
sometimes it seems that there is no one word, and it might be the best
to use the whole term.

For $ 5 you don't get much that is impressive sounding (smirk)

What about "income premium"?