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What are we talking about today? Annuity ladders. Do annuity ladders, laddering annuities, create a higher income stream? Maybe. Good question, but let's dig deeper into how to structure annuity ladders, how they work, and why you should consider them.

Today, we're talking about how to structure income for the future with annuities or annuity quotes, as they say. A good annuity quote is, will do not, might do. You buy an annuity for what it will do, not what it might do.

Hi, I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Yes, we will talk about Single Premium Immediate Annuities, the granddaddy of all annuities, how that works, and why you might consider that for a lifetime income stream.

I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. What I'm doing is kind of answering the questions of how do I do this? How do I take care of my loved ones financially? Now, there's a myriad of ways to do that.

Today's topic is one that I've wanted to do for a long time, and I got a call the other day that triggered it. The topic is the realities of life with a 20-year certain or joint life with a 20-year period certain, Immediate Annuity, or Deferred Income Annuity.

Today's topic is interesting: how to talk to your spouse or partner about annuities and how to start telling them about contractual guarantees because most people, when you hear the word annuity, it either equals hate or it's a curse word.

Here's what we're talking about when I say pension annuity: it really comes down to three types of products. The first is a Single Premium Immediate Annuity, which is the granddaddy of all annuities. It's a pure transfer of risk.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states, including yours. Today's topic is excellent and stems from the question, do you need income to start now or income to start later?

Today's topic is a very good one, and the title is Transfer Your Risk to Annuity Contractual Guarantees. This is very important in the current sales environment of most annuity bad chicken dinners and expensive steak dinner seminar sales pitches.

Hi, Stan The Annuity Man here. I'm America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. Did you know that I love lifetime income? That's what we're talking about today. I mean, I'm the only one that's wearing it on my sleeve, as they say.

Today's topic is a good one. What is the purpose of reverse engineering annuity quotes? He's saying, "Reverse engineers. Stan, you don't look like an engineer. You don't act like one." I'm not an engineer. My wife said the other day at the Hoover Dam, "One of the worst jobs ever for you would be an engineer."

Today's topic is interesting: talking to your spouse or partner about annuities and telling them about contractual guarantees. For most people, when you hear the word annuity, it either equals hate or a curse word. I mean, they've heard nothing but bad things about annuities.

Welcome to Shootin' It Straight With Stan. I am your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is a good one that might shock you and the public. And when I'm talking to you, you already own at least two annuities. It's true.

What we're going to talk about today is a call I get a lot from people who are too young to buy an annuity or who might be really old and not need an annuity. But we're going to talk about age. Is it too early to buy? How do you determine that? Can you time it?

What is the most common use of an annuity? Well, to answer that question properly, as Stan The Annuity Man, I have to do a little bit of a history lesson. Annuities were put on the planet in Roman times as a pension-type gift for the dutiful Roman soldiers and their families.