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Today's topic is annuity light switch, lifetime income guarantees. I want you to envision a light switch. You just shut it on and off, right? When you need light, you shut it on. When you need it to be dark, you shut it off. There are annuity types out there that allow you to shut things on and off and shut income on and off.

Today's topic is the general question that everybody asks me because they think all annuities are one type, all work the same, and they're all priced the same. So, the question is, how much does a $100,000 annuity pay? I need more information from you there, Chester.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states, talking about one word and one word only today, inflation. Let's talk about inflation. Let's talk about how annuities and Social Security can address inflation.

Today's topic is planning lifetime income for your spouse. This is a big one, so planning lifetime income, using annuities, and doing that for your spouse. Now, the lovely Christine, you've heard of her before. She's been married to The Annuity Man for over 35 years. She met me in college, was enamored with me if you can only imagine that, and she has put up with me and my shenanigans.

What we're talking about today is very important. It's talking to your parents about annuities and financial advice for seniors, and it's kind of involving that hard conversation as they cognitively start losing it a little bit. It's not good.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. The question that everyone has been asking me is, is it possible to time the purchase of an annuity? Is there a sweet spot? Is there an arbitrage moment where it's the perfect time to buy an annuity of any type?

When you have a product that is meant to help people that are eventually going to cognitively decline, there's a higher burden of care there because you got to make sure that they understand what they're buying and they continue to understand what they're buying.

We're talking about retirement withdrawal strategies using Income Riders. We'll talk about how Income Riders work, where they're attached to, what products use Income Riders, what you should know, good and bad, about Income Riders, the limitations, and the benefits.

We're here to discuss the Single Premium Immediate Annuity structure, single life with installment refund. What the heck does that mean, Stan The Annuity Man? Well, I'm here to tell you, and I'm going to tell you, but I'm also going to talk about not only single life with installment refund but how it compares to all of the other structuring choices.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. That's including yours. Today, we're talking about 401K annuities. Annuities inside of 401Ks, 401Ks going to an annuity. That's what we'll talk about, but let's digress a tad.

Let's talk about what you're interested in, which is what percentage of your portfolio should be in annuities? Really good question. No perfect answers. And if anyone's given you a percentage, they have no clue what they're talking about. Now that's the short answer.

Today's topic is Annuity Contractual Guarantees Are Not Complicated. I know what you're saying, "Yeah, that's probably true, Stan." Well, then, why is everyone getting complicated sales pitches from agents and advisors about annuities?

Hi there. Stan, The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. This is a great topic, the 10 dumbest questions ever asked to Stan The Annuity Man. I'm going to tell you right now; it took a while to cull it down to 10. There are some gems that are out there, and I blame the annuity industry. It's not you, it's not your fault. It's not the consumer's fault.

Today's topic is a good one. Go to the sidelines with contractual guarantees. And you're saying, "What are you talking about, Stan? You're talking about football sidelines, like college football?" No, I'm talking about investment sidelines. At the time of this blog, check the date. There's a little bit of chaos going on.