May 19, 2024
An Immediate Annuity Has Been Purchased With a Single Premium (SPIA)
Hi, I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Yes, we will talk about Single Premium Immediate Annuities, the granddaddy of all annuities, how that works, and why you might consider that for a lifetime income stream.
Retirement Lifestyle: 3 Tips to Financially Care for Your Loved Ones
I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. What I'm doing is kind of answering the questions of how do I do this? How do I take care of my loved ones financially? Now, there's a myriad of ways to do that.
The Perfect Annuity Does NOT Exist: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is, the perfect annuity does not exist. It does not. Even though you might have heard something at the bad chicken dinner, expensive steak dinner seminar, or some online product presentation where it sounded too good to be true.
April 1, 2024
How Early Should I Buy Annuities?
What we're going to talk about today is a call I get a lot from people who are too young to buy an annuity or who might be really old and not need an annuity. But we're going to talk about age. Is it too early to buy? How do you determine that? Can you time it?
March 28, 2024
What Is the Primary Reason for Buying an Annuity?
What is the most common use of an annuity? Well, to answer that question properly, as Stan The Annuity Man, I have to do a little bit of a history lesson. Annuities were put on the planet in Roman times as a pension-type gift for the dutiful Roman soldiers and their families.
March 27, 2024
Get Your Annuity Income Ducks in a Row: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Chapter two of your life or retirement, whatever that means to you, is when you just need money hitting the bank account to go live your life. You can go however long that's going to be. Chapter two is going to be about you. It's going to be about lifestyle; it's going to be about reclaiming your health.
March 25, 2024
What Is a Guaranteed Lifetime Income Annuity?
A guaranteed lifetime income annuity comes in many forms. It can be an Immediate Annuity, a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract, a Deferred Income Annuity, or Income Riders. You can even peel off interest from Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities. We're going to cover all of that today.
March 21, 2024
What Happens When an Annuity Owner Dies Before Annuitization?
So, what happens when an annuity owner dies before annuitization? It's a sad thought. Hi, I'm Stan the Annuity Man. Typically I'm bouncing off the walls, I'm happy, but we're talking about death, so I'm just going to bring it down a little bit.
March 20, 2024
Your Retirement Plan Is Not an Annuity Game: Shootin’ It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a good one. Listen up, lean in, get comfortable, and grab a coffee because what we will talk about is your retirement plan is not an annuity game. There are a lot of people in the annuity industry who are just looking for nails, and they're the hammer.
March 17, 2024
How Much Do You Really Need to Retire?
Today's topic is how much do you need to retire? In this case, we're talking about money, but I will cover other things because that's what I do. I can free form this, but how much money do you need to retire? I'm going to tell you how to do that. It's very simple.
March 11, 2024
How I Really Feel About Indexed Annuities
Index Annuities are contracts; we will go over the details of Index Annuities. You're going to hear about how I really feel about Index Annuities. That is guaranteed. The other thing guaranteed is that I will tell you the brutal truth about what they are.