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Now, what you're looking at today and the reason that you clicked this blog, Are Hybrid Annuities Too Good to Be True? First, because you're using the word hybrid, you typed in the word hybrid, and it attracted you, which only means one thing. It means that some agent, some advisor, has pitched you what they're pitching you as an Indexed Annuity.

Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, here to talk about those beloved Fixed Index Annuities that everyone loves to go to the bad chicken dinner seminars. And if it sounds too good to be true because it is.

Hey, can you handle the truth? Can you handle it? As Jack Nicholson said, can you handle the truth about Fixed Index Annuities? I'll tell you what, there needs to be some truth out there. Many pitches are flying through the air, radio, TV, the bad chicken dinner seminars, about Fixed Index Annuities.

Today's topic is Fixed Index Annuities, pros, and cons.

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.

Today's topic is on a fixed annuity example, but first, let's talk about Dave Ramsey for a second. He does a lot of videos. He did one on annuities that he got some right, and he didn’t get a lot of others.I commented on what he was saying.

Anytime the market's gyrating a little bit, and now that COVID is lifted a little bit, you're starting to get those invitations in the mail to go to the local, very nice, high-end restaurant to have the steak dinner and then hear a sales pitch on the scariness of the markets.

How does a Fixed Indexed Annuity work? The panacea product, the too good to be true, the greatest product since sliced bread. Let's talk about Fixed Index Annuities. The history of a Fixed Index Annuity used to be called equity index annuities, but not anymore, is in 1995 when they were designed and introduced to compete with CD, typical, normal, normal CD returns, not the time of this taping.

Mr. FIA-X is arguably the most popular and most requested Fun With Annuities podcast guest in our roster of financial superstars. He wears a mask because the truth and facts he provides on the Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) category can be very controversial.

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Hot topic. How does a Fixed Indexed Annuity work? Some people think it is the too good to be true product. I’m here to set the facts straight. A typical call I get is, "Hey, Stan, The Annuity Man®, I went to this seminar. I got this nice invitation in the mail, and we got the steak dinner.

So the question is, how to get out of a fixed annuity? The easy answer is to die, but that's not a very good strategy and undoubtedly not replicable. I love it when people use the word "annuity" as all-encompassing. There are so many different types. So let's just look at the fixed annuity types.

Boy, these ads are starting to pop up, aren't they? Free annuity report. As they say, be careful when it's free, right? You got to dig a little further than that. The annuity industry has earned its bad reputation and sales reputation.

Mr. FIA-X is one of the most popular guests on my Fun With Annuities podcast because he is an indexed annuity insider, truth teller, and factual flame thrower. He has unique and high-level insights into what’s happening in the FIA industry.

Today's topic's a good one. If you've won the game, then why are you still playing? I was on a call the other day, and yes, you can schedule a call with me at theannuityman.com. You can also run quotes on our proprietary calculators and get my books and watch videos and all that stuff.