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Is there an age restriction to buy an annuity? Can you be too old, or can you be too young? Or does it matter? Is it just a free-for-all? Will they sell it to anybody? And "they" meaning the annuity industry. No. There are some age restrictions out there, and I'm going to cover them to ensure you're just not buying things.

What is a pension annuity and how does it work? Can you believe where you're sitting? You're sitting there doing research on annuities! Who thought it would come to this? By the way, kudos for that because you need to know what you're buying. So, let's talk about pension annuities and how they work.

Today's topic is a very good one. It's about annuity calculators and secrets and tips. Secrets and tips from Stan The Annuity Man of all people. We're going to go over all the calculators, all the ones that we offer on our site, and I'm going to give you my secrets and my tips.

You wanted to know about Deferred Income Annuity quotes, also called Longevity Annuities. The paparazzi and the journalists in the financial world love to call them Longevity Annuities because they solve for longevity and they solve for you, not outliving your money. So, in the short answer to your question about getting the quotes, use our Annuity Calculators to get your quote.

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.

You have punched into Google the term "QLAC annuity quotes" or something to that effect because, magically, I'm here, and we're talking about QLAC quotes. What the heck is a QLAC? Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract. You're saying, "Hey, Stan, enough of that crap. How about where do we get the quotes?" You can go to my proprietary QLAC Annuity Calculator to get a hassle-free, no-obligation quote.

You're looking for an income annuity estimator for Immediate and Deferred Annuities. I'll do you one better. How about calculators that will give you down to the penny, the contractual guarantee of the policy, and finding the best contractual guarantee for your specific situation. Oh my goodness, that's exactly what you were looking for.

Today's topic is Reverse Engineer Annuities for Inflation. This is a big one because there are a lot of bad sales pitches out there, especially in the index market, index annuity market, where they have the index annuity that is just for inflation, which is garbage. There's not an annuity company in the world that has that product.

Let's talk about how non-qualified annuities are taxed. I'll give you the 30,000-foot view from the B-2 bomber. But you got to come down here to the fighter pilot, and that's the tax lawyer, when you get down to the end, and you're trying to make a decision. So, we will cover all that and all types of annuities in a non-qualified account.

Hey, Stan The Annuity Man here, America's annuity agent. Today's topic is, Do All Annuities Have Surrender Charges? The short answer is no, but obviously, there's more to that. You just can't say no. It's like saying, "How are you doing?" "Good." There's more to it than that, but we're going to go through all the different types. I'll explain the ones that do, the ones that don't, and the reasons they do or don't.

Today's topic is 4 Contractual Paths to Income Later. Income later is when I ask the two questions, what do you want the money to contractually do, and when do you want those contractual guarantees to start? An example answer to the first question is, "I want lifetime income," and an example answer to the second question is, "I want it to start in two or three years or five years or seven years or 10 years."

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.

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.

How much will an annuity for lifetime income pay using our calculators? Both are great questions. And that's what today's topic is on because we're going to go through how to use the Annuity Calculators on this website.

The infamous and anonymous Mr. FIA-X joined the Fun With Annuities podcast once again to shine the light on Fixed Index Annuity returns factually.We started off the podcast with both of us going on the record that we are fans of the FIA strategy.