There are two options - "Standard," which provides a cash lump sum only, or "Cash Plus," which provides a guaranteed fixed monthly income for life.
In Tokyo and Osaka, where the rise had been steepest, property prices have now fallen by at least 70% from their peak.Then there is life insurance, which at least seems to offer a guaranteed fixed rate of interest, plus a bit more in good years.
Or should you check out what's also on the shelf in the way of hybrids — loans that provide a guaranteed fixed rate for a pre-defined period of time, say five, seven or 10 years — then convert to a rate that can change annually?
But because it offers guaranteed fixed costs and performance, he says it is a lot less likely to be canceled by a user feeling the pinch than a wholly owned business jet, which often is the first thing to go in a financial crisis.
Since Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) was introduced 11 years ago, providers are guaranteed fixed prices for the electricity they feed into the grid.
The French company remained under the close supervision of the government, which nominated the directors and, from 1733, guaranteed fixed dividends.
However, the chain, owned by billionaire Mike Ashley, has been criticised in the past for its extensive use of zero-hours contracts, which give workers no guaranteed fixed hours.
He said he was guaranteed fixed monthly and annual sums in unspecified amounts for five years, but they were "not tied to the profits or losses of the firm".
The chapter explores that the performance contracting is a turnkey contracting method whereby the design, construction, commissioning, and performance measurements are incorporated into one guaranteed, fixed price contract.
