Today's topic comes from a client of mine. I was on a phone call with her today, and she said something, and I said, "Stop. Stop talking. I got to write this down," because most of my really good video and blog ideas come from you. When I get on the phone with you, I use my mouth and ears proportionately, two ears, one mouth. I'm listening to you. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is, Are You Surfing Beside a Cruise Ship? I want you to think about that. Have you ever been on a cruise and you're like, "Man, that is a big boat." I always wondered how does that boat float with all that weight? I don't get it. No one ever really explained cruise ships and how they float to me. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is Chapter Two Should Be All About You. What is chapter two, Stan The Annuity Man? Are we talking about books? Are we talking about movies? What are we talking about? Chapter two is the second part of your life after you stop working. Some people call it retirement. I don't like the word retirement. It's chapter two. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is four words. Never touch the principal. Those are the four words I want you to focus on. Never touch the principal. What am I talking about? I am talking about the interest rate environment we're in right now at the time of this blog. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is IRA annuity calculators. We're discussing calculating annuity guarantees within your IRA. Yes. You should have an annuity inside of your IRA if you want contractual guarantees, if you want lifetime income, if you want principal protection, if you want legacy, if you want long-term care type coverage, and the only assets you have in bulk are IRA assets. Then it makes sense. >> READ MORE
We're talking today about Deferred Annuities and some acronyms that no one knows until you get your policy. SPDA, FPDA, MVA. What the A is that, right? Who knows? I'm going to tell you because you need to know. And it's something in the annuity secret sauce that no one seems to ever address. But of course, yours truly, Stan, the Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, is going to go over all of that today. >> READ MORE
Hi there, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states, aka The Annuity Whisperer. I whisper the facts. So, the question today is, do historical annuity rates even matter? Looking back in time and how annuities are paid, does that matter? We'll look into that. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is annuity calculator comparisons. Of course, we have the best annuity calculators on the planet, but some other people out there are trying to provide quotes as well, and that's fine. We love the competition. I'm competitive, as you know. >> READ MORE
I’m always honored when accomplished people call in for my opinion. Ben Mattlin contacted me to contribute to his article on Financial Advisor Magazine, “In Uncertain Times, Do Annuities Make Sense?” >> READ MORE
This week, I was featured as a guest on Jeff Ostroff’s “Looking Forward” podcast, which was posted on June 2nd. >> READ MORE
These days, guaranteed income is never a bad thing. On May 2, 2022, I was featured in Tribune Content Agency’s article titled The Savings Game: Guaranteeing Income in Uncertain Times. >> READ MORE
So pumped that Neal Templin contacted me to contribute to his Barron’s article, “Here are 3 Ways to Get Better Yields Than Bonds, With Some Measure of Safety,” which appeared on barrons.com on March 26, 2022. >> READ MORE