May 8, 2024
The Cost of Waiting to Purchase an Annuity: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is the cost of waiting to purchase an annuity. Now I know what you're saying. Wait a minute. That sounds like a sales pitch. That sounds like some type of an angle for me to buy now, Stan. Are you pushing me to buy now?
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 6, 2024
Annuities Will Do What You Contractually Need: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a very good one and one that I want to stick in the back of your head, your cerebellum, whatever that is. I want it to be what they say in the music industry, an earworm, meaning it's just stuck in there.
February 25, 2024
The Truth About Hybrid Annuities
I'm so glad to be here today to talk about a topic that, when you saw it, you clicked it so hard, you might've broken the mouse or your touchpad or however you're doing it. You said, "Hybrid annuities? The truth about hybrid annuities? I've heard about hybrid annuities.
February 21, 2024
Annuities Can Have Flexible Income Start Dates: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is: Annuities Can Have Flexible Income Start Dates. A lot of people out there, when they talk about annuities, they think there's only one. "I won't buy an annuity because the annuity company keeps money when I die." That's one of 40 ways to structure it.
February 14, 2024
Belt & Suspenders Annuity Strategies: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a great one, coming from the deep south of where I grew up in Charlotte, North Cackalacky. North Carolina, actually, the town, seriously, and I'm not kidding, look it up, it's called Stanley, North Carolina, just like it sounds.