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Retirement-Expert-Rants:-Your-Agent-Should-Not-Be-Your-Friend

December 26, 2024

Retirement Expert Rants: Your Agent Should Not Be Your Friend

When you call yourself Stan The Annuity Man, you've burned the boat, right? But what I’m going to talk to you about today is what bothers me about the industry, and it bothers me not only about the annuity industry but advisors in the financial world in general.

Retirement-Expert-Rants:-Your-Agent-Should-Not-Be-Your-Friend

Retirement Expert Rants: Your Agent Should Not Be Your Friend

When you call yourself Stan The Annuity Man, you've burned the boat, right? But what I’m going to talk to you about today is what bothers me about the industry, and it bothers me not only about the annuity industry but advisors in the financial world in general.

Annuities-Are-for-Do-It-Yourselfers:-Shootin'-It-Straight-With-Stan

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®

Annuities Are for Do-It-Yourselfers: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

For all of you do-it-yourselfers out there who've been managing your own money—running it through the Fidelitys, Vanguards, TDs, and Schwabs of the world—annuities are right up your alley.

Annuity-Benefits:-What-Happens-When-You-Become-Ill?

Annuity Benefits: What Happens When You Become Ill?

Let's talk about annuity benefits and what happens when you become ill, sick, vomiting, not feeling good, and need help. We can address those issues with annuities—up to a point.

Retirement-Expert-Rants:-Your-Agent-Should-Not-Be-Your-Friend

December 26, 2024

Retirement Expert Rants: Your Agent Should Not Be Your Friend

When you call yourself Stan The Annuity Man, you've burned the boat, right? But what I’m going to talk to you about today is what bothers me about the industry, and it bothers me not only about the annuity industry but advisors in the financial world in general.

Annuities-Are-for-Do-It-Yourselfers:-Shootin'-It-Straight-With-Stan

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®

December 25, 2024

Annuities Are for Do-It-Yourselfers: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

For all of you do-it-yourselfers out there who've been managing your own money—running it through the Fidelitys, Vanguards, TDs, and Schwabs of the world—annuities are right up your alley.

Annuity-Benefits:-What-Happens-When-You-Become-Ill?

December 23, 2024

Annuity Benefits: What Happens When You Become Ill?

Let's talk about annuity benefits and what happens when you become ill, sick, vomiting, not feeling good, and need help. We can address those issues with annuities—up to a point.

Guaranteed-Income-in-Retirement:-The-Power-of-Income-Riders

December 22, 2024

Guaranteed Income in Retirement: The Power of Income Riders

I'm glad you joined me today for this blog. We're talking about retirement withdrawal strategies using Income Riders. So, we're going to talk about how Income Riders work, where they're attached, what products use Income Riders, what you should know.

Interest-Rates-and-Annuities:-Shootin-It-Straight-With-Stan

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®

December 18, 2024

Interest Rates and Annuities: Shootin It Straight With Stan

Welcome to Shooting It Straight With Stan. I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. I'm glad you joined me on this topic—it’s a hot one. Everyone’s asking me about it, so I thought I’d make a blog to cover it.

Take-Personal-Responsibility-for-Your-Money

December 12, 2024

Take Personal Responsibility for Your Money

Hi, my name is Stan The Annuity Man, and I'm licensed in all 50 states. I'm known as America's annuity agent because I tell the brutal truth about these products, which needs to happen.

Evaluating-Annuity-Income-Increases:-Are-They-Worth-It?

December 8, 2024

Evaluating Annuity Income Increases: Are They Worth It?

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states with a very important topic. It's evaluating annuity income increases. The question is, are they worth it?

Fixed-Index-Annuity:-Do-FIAs-Get-Stock-Market-Returns?

December 5, 2024

Fixed Index Annuity: Do FIAs Get Stock Market Returns?

Hi there! 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 seminar for.

Enhancing-Your-Retirement-Plan-With-Annuities-Shootin’-It-Straight-With-Stan

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®

December 4, 2024

Enhancing Your Retirement Plan With Annuities Shootin’ It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is enhancing your retirement plan with annuities. Is that possible? Should you even consider it? Do you need an annuity? Big questions we're going to cover.

Annuity-Income-Essentials:-Focus-on-the-Payout-Rate

December 1, 2024

Annuity Income Essentials: Focus on the Payout Rate

Today's topic is annuity income essentials, and one of those essentials is focusing solely on the payout rate.

Annuity-Interest-Rates:-Can-You-Time-the-Purchase?

November 28, 2024

Annuity Interest Rates: Can You Time the Purchase?

Today, we're talking about annuity interest rates. Can you time the purchase? The answer is absolutely not. Do not try it.

Choosing-the-Right-Annuity-Agent

November 24, 2024

Choosing the Right Annuity Agent

Hi there, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is a very, very good one: choosing the right annuity agent. It's a crucial decision, and I know what you're saying.

Retirement-Calculator:-Not-All-Calculators-Are-the-Same

November 21, 2024

Retirement Calculator: Not All Calculators Are the Same

Today, we're going to talk about something really important. Not all annuity calculators are the same.

Hidden-Truths-&-Facts-About-Fixed-Index-Annuities:-Shootin’-It-Straight-With-Stan

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®

November 20, 2024

Hidden Truths & Facts About Fixed Index Annuities: Shootin’ It Straight With Stan

Today's topic is hidden truths and facts about Fixed Indexed Annuities. Now, we get a lot of calls about this because people are getting the sales pitch that sounds too good to be true. After all, it is.

Retirement-Lifestyle:-Never-Lose-Money-With-These-Tips

November 18, 2024

Retirement Lifestyle: Never Lose Money With These Tips

Hi, I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states, including yours. I'm doing these retirement lifestyle blogs because people are always asking me, "Stan, do you have anything I'd never lose money in?"

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