Annuity Calculator Comparison – Compare TAM to Others

Today's topic is annuity calculator comparisons. Of course, we have the best annuity calculators on the planet, but some other people out there are trying to provide quotes as well, and that's fine. We love the competition. I'm competitive, as you know. I'm Stan, The Annuity Man, but we're going to go through some comparisons, what to look for, and also cover, "Hey, I don't even know what calculator to use. How do I even get to that point, Stan, The Annuity Man®? I don't want to be embarrassed that I don't know." Don't be embarrassed. Annuities can be a bit complex when you're trying to understand which one you need to use, and we're going to do that and go through all of those details.

Carrier Ratings

One of the questions I always get is, "Is A plus the best-rated carrier to go with, or is A Double Plus the best-rated carrier? Should I go with an A minus or an A? I mean, how do you do that, Stan The Annuity Man®? Do you look at ratings? Which ratings do you look at, etc.?" Good question, but let's go back a little bit. It all comes down to the number of carriers. We represent almost every company on the planet that will allow us to represent them, and you will get a national quote from us. Now, with some of our competitors, some of the big boys out there, I'm not going to mention names, love those people. I have accounts there. But they only recommend, say, five or six or 10 carriers. They have a limited number of carriers, or some of my competitors take the quotes from my site and then put them up and put an aggregate or an average of what it will be. When you work with us and you're running quotes, regardless of the type of quotes you're running, you get a national quote for the highest contractual guarantee for your specific situation. We have no agendas. We love all carriers, but you know what we love more? We love the contractual guaranteed number more. I always tell people, don't fall in love with the name, fall in love with the contractual guaranteed number because that's what you're going to make your decision on. Annuity quotes are like a gallon of milk. They change every seven to 10 days. That's not a sales pitch. It's just reality. If you ran a quote two weeks ago and you saw the carrier that you love at the top, you might run it two weeks later, and that quote might be completely different, and that carrier is lower on the scale of contractual guarantees because they're not trying to attract your age range at that point in time.

Just look at mass commodity products. It's like buying a plane ticket. Annuities, there's not one that's better than the other. If anyone tells you that, they don't know what they're talking about or have an agenda. So, the key with The Annuity Man and using the annuity calculators that we provide, we have no agendas with carriers. We're not trying to steer you somewhere. We're just saying, "Hey, put in your information, and we're going to provide the highest contractual guaranteed quote." Some sites out there will point you to another place to run the quote, or they'll point you to another service. We don't do that. When you're on our site and you're running quotes, we're providing you that quote, you're going to see it in real-time, and then you're going to get an email with a link to look at that quote if you want to look at it at a later time.

Annuity Quotes

Many people say, "Well, which quote do I need? I mean, which calculator do I need to run?" I've made it really easy. Here's the way to look at it. Ask yourself these two questions and answer them. What do you want the money to contractually do, and when do you want those contractual guarantees to start? It's really, really that simple. Let's go through a couple of those. What do you want the money to contractually do? "I want lifetime income." When do you want that to start? "I want it to start now." That's a Single Premium Immediate Annuity, and you go to the SPIA quote calculator. Well, let's say you say, "I need income to start four years from now, lifetime income for me and the wife." Again, what do you want the money to contract you to do? "I want income." When do you want it to start? "Four to five years from now." Then you need to go to the DIA quote calculator, Deferred Income Annuity, and the Income Rider quote calculator. If it's an IRA asset, you might need to use a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract calculator.    

This all sounds very complicated, but it's not complicated at all. I encourage you to schedule a call with me. You have me for 30 minutes. We can run quotes, and I'll run them right there and send them to you while we're talking. I can dig into your situation. It's confidential, and I ask you questions and find out exactly what you need. If you don't need an annuity at all, I'll tell you that as well. But I can hone in on the type of annuity that will provide you with the highest contractual guarantee.        

It's a small world in the annuity world, but what sets us apart is number one, our calculators. We make it easy for you. We really do. To put in the information, we've done the focus groups and honed in on the simplicity of the quotes. When you run quotes, it'll be easy. But what sets us apart is me stepping in at the very end when you want to talk and when you want to get down and dirty with the confidential details so I can run a customized quote. That's it. That's separate. I've been doing this for a long time. I have cowboy boots older than most people that are pitching annuities out there. I've seen it, done it, forgotten more than they'll ever know, and that's not me boasting. That's just a fact. If you want to do an annuity or put money into it regardless of type, deal with the best, and that's me. That's what sets us apart. We have the best calculators on the planet, but I'm there for you at the end of the process.        

Conclusion

Let me talk about something very important to me when I put information into a website. I want to ensure that that information will not be shared or sold or go elsewhere. On our website, it's not, and we won't share it. It's private, and it's not going anywhere. It's staying right there and is an encrypted site. I have some of the best IT people on the planet. We're not selling that. We're not sharing that. We never will, period. I'm the biggest privacy nut of all time. If you think you're a privacy nut, you've just met another one. Listen, I get it. I understand the concern. You're putting in your name, you're putting in your date of birth, you're putting in your email address, and obviously, you need to put in an actual email address to get the quote emailed to you and have access to it in the future. But understand we do not share any of the information. We do not sell any of the information. It is 100% private, and you have my word on that as Stan The Annuity Man, America's top annuity agent, that we understand those privacy concerns. I have people on staff that are working day and night to make sure that everything is locked up and safe. So, when you run those quotes, you can be confident that that information will only stay at The Annuity Man. Many of the sites you go to and you put in your information are selling your name for $150 to $300 or whatever to agents, and agents are buying it, and then they call you. We're never doing that. I'm the agent. Okay? I mean, this is it. We do not do that. We never sell or share. I want to make sure that you understand there. The other site, some of the competitors we have out there, they're selling those names. So just be very, very careful. You can be very confident using our calculators, period.        

Hey, one last thing. Check out our Customer Journey section. I would encourage you to click that and watch the video. It's about three to four minutes long, and it takes you through the process of moving forward with The Annuity Man and my team if you are thinking about it. From start to finish, it explains the application process. We're very transparent about that, so we want you to know how the process works if you want to be our client, and we certainly hope you do.

Never forget to live in reality, not the dream, with annuities and contractual guarantees! You can use our calculators, get all six of my books for free, and most importantly book a call with me so we can discuss what works best for your specific situation.