Different retirement products and savings strategies seem to be everywhere we look these days, but there’s one retirement product that is making headlines. In 2015, Fixed Index Annuities (FIAs) saw record-breaking sales, an increase of 13% just since 2014, according to the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute’s fourth-quarter U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey. But why are FIAs gaining so much popularity? Below, we’ve outlined nearly everything you need to know about FIAs and why so many Americans are taking notice: