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Increase Your Annuity Income Floor as You Age: Shootin’ It Straight With Stan

Increase Your Annuity Income Floor as You Age: Shootin’ It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is a good one: Increase Your Annuity Income Floor as You Age. In other words, that income floor, that amount that's hitting your bank account every single month, needs to be increased as you get older.
Annuity Income: Return OF or ON Your Money?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Annuity Income: Return OF or ON Your Money?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is about annuity income. Is it the return of your money or a return on your money? So, return of, or return on. Great question, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. Let's cover it.
The 2 Questions That Make Annuities Simple: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

The 2 Questions That Make Annuities Simple: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is what are the two questions that make annuities simple? See, I am Mr. Simplistic out here. Don't ask my wife. She'll probably agree with you on other terms, on other reasons for that, but annuities are simple. They should be simple. They're transfer of risk contracts that primarily solve for four things.
Annuities Are for Do-It-Yourselfers: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Annuities Are for Do-It-Yourselfers: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

For all of you do-it-your-selfers out there who have been managing your own money and running it through the Fidelitys and the Vanguards and the TDs and the Schwabs and all those great firms out there, annuities are right up your alley because they are do-it-yourself products.
Lovingly Handcuffing Your Beneficiaries with Annuities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Lovingly Handcuffing Your Beneficiaries with Annuities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is a good one. It's a personal one, and I can share some stories. It's called lovingly handcuffing your beneficiaries with annuity guarantees. You might be saying, "Wait a minute, handcuffing? That doesn't sound lovingly." It does when it comes to finances.
Annuity Light Switch Income Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Annuity Light Switch Income Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is annuity light switch, lifetime income guarantees. I want you to envision a light switch. You just shut it on and off, right? When you need light, you shut it on. When you need it to be dark, you shut it off. There are annuity types out there that allow you to shut things on and off and shut income on and off.
Planning Lifetime Income for Your Spouse: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Planning Lifetime Income for Your Spouse: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is planning lifetime income for your spouse. This is a big one, so planning lifetime income, using annuities, and doing that for your spouse. Now, the lovely Christine, you've heard of her before. She's been married to The Annuity Man for over 35 years. She met me in college, was enamored with me if you can only imagine that, and she has put up with me and my shenanigans.
MYGA-2-SPIA for Full-Control Annuity Income: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

MYGA-2-SPIA for Full-Control Annuity Income: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Welcome to Shootin' It Straight With Stan. I am your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is something that I have created that is good and that the public loves, and I need to tell you about it. Once again, it's called MYGA to SPIA for full control, lifetime income, MYGA to SPIA. Let's break that down.
The Older You Are, the Higher the Annuity Payment: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

The Older You Are, the Higher the Annuity Payment: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Welcome to Shootin' It Straight With Stan. I am your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is a good one, and it's a no-brainer, but one that I keep repeating, so I'm going to hammer it factually as only Stan The Annuity Man can do. It's the older you are, the higher the annuity payment.
Annuities Are Contractual Commodities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Annuities Are Contractual Commodities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

I am so glad you joined me on this topic: Annuities Are Contractual Commodities. This might make many industry people mad, but they know I'm right. Let me explain what I'm talking about. We all know what commodities are: wheat, corn, oil, etc. So, when I say the word commodity, I'm not saying that they will deliver nine tons of corn to your front door if you don't close out the contract right.
Annuity Contractual Guarantees Are NOT Complicated: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Annuity Contractual Guarantees Are NOT Complicated: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is Annuity Contractual Guarantees Are Not Complicated. I know what you're saying, "Yeah, that's probably true, Stan." Well, then, why is everyone getting complicated sales pitches from agents and advisors about annuities?
Date the Annuity Rate…Marry Lifetime Income: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Date the Annuity Rate…Marry Lifetime Income: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Welcome to Shooting It Straight With Stan. I'm your host, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. I am glad that you joined me for a topic that I have coined the phrase. I've coined this phrase, and it's being used across the country, which is a good thing because it's informative. It's easy to remember and explains a lot when it comes to the annuity category.
Go to the Sidelines With Annuity Contractual Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Go to the Sidelines With Annuity Contractual Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is a good one. Go to the sidelines with contractual guarantees. And you're saying, "What are you talking about, Stan? You're talking about football sidelines, like college football?" No, I'm talking about investment sidelines. At the time of this blog, check the date. There's a little bit of chaos going on.
All Annuities Are…: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

All Annuities Are…: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is a great one, and you probably saw it and went, "I'm going to have to listen to this one because I want to see what he's going to say." And the topic is "All Annuities Are..." I'm going to give credit to this topic to a good friend of mine. His name is John Olsen, and he's a treasure to the annuity industry.
Is It a Good Time to Buy an Annuity?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Is It a Good Time to Buy an Annuity?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is a good one and a question that I always get, so let's address that now. Is it a good time to buy an annuity? Now, that's a loaded sales question. Most salespeople are an automatic yes, "Yes, it's a great time to buy an annuity. My annuity, the one I like." But it's bigger than that.