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If you're one of the 10,000 baby boomers that's hitting age 65 every single day; if you're in chapter two of your life or heading toward that where it's all about you and about lifestyle and income, then you need calculators that can run specific quotes for your specific situation to provide the highest contractual guarantees on the planet.

Lump sum versus annuity pension, which one's better? I got a call the other day, and the guy is retiring from a very large company, saying, "Hey Stan The Annuity Man®, they're offering me this lump sum. They, the company. They're also offering me this pension payment, which is an annuity.

Spoiler alert, we're going to go through specifics.

The topic of today is MYGA 2 SPIA income strategies. MYGA, Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity, 2 SPIA, Single Premium Immediate Annuity, income strategies. Let's talk about commissions first.

Today's topic is how to use annuity retirement calculators and use SPIAs, DIAs, and QLAC for inflation. On my site, you can run quotes 24/7 365.What does $100,000 pay? What does $1,000,000 pay? Well, it's all about life expectancy when you make the payment.

Today's topic is one that I've done before, but I need to repeat myself so you will understand the eccentricities, the details, the specifics, all that good stuff. They're called facts about annuities. Today's topic is, are Fixed Annuities still a good idea? I think a bigger question is annuities a good idea?

We’re talking about today’s topic because of some things that have happened this week that have pointed us in this direction. I want to make sure you understand your annuity payout options.

Today's topic is SPIA calculator and two ways to find the best quote. We're going to go through where you go to run your own quotes, and I'm going to talk about the two best ways to find the highest contractual guarantees for your specific situation.

So what is a cost basis on an annuity? I'm going to talk about the cost basis of all different types of annuities, the deferred annuities, the income annuities, and how that affects the annuity you're coming from an annuity that you're going to.

In my opinion, annuities should not be looked at as investments. They are contracts issued by life insurance companies. Don’t believe me, then buy one and you will receive a contract (i.e. policy) in the mail.

Many agents and advisors choose one or two annuity products, learn some of the main details, and then try to sell it to everyone. Spoiler alert, there is no best annuity out there so make sure that you see at least 3 to 5 different carriers quotes when shopping for any annuity type.