How Much Tax Do You Pay On An Annuity

So how much tax do you pay on an annuity? The types of accounts you can have annuities in are a big determinant of how the taxation is calculated to last in, first out.  >> READ MORE

Fixed Index Annuities - Pros and Cons

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. That's an indexed annuity sales pitch you’re ready to swallow.  >> READ MORE

Stop Living Your Life by the Tax Code: Shootin' It Straight with Stan

Today's topic is a weird one, a good one, a timely one, a needed one, and it is called Stop Living Your Life by the Tax Code.  >> READ MORE

How To Avoid Annuity Fees

Today's topic is annuity fees. What to look for, how to avoid them. Do you want to avoid them? So, are there any fees associated with initiating an annuity?  >> READ MORE

Secondary Market Annuities - The Current Environment

Today's topic's a good one, and I've been looking forward to talking about this. I get a lot of emails and calls and all this stuff about secondary market annuities, SMAs as they're called in the business.  >> READ MORE

Do You Have Lifetime Income Insurance: Shootin' It Straight with Stan

Today's topic is, do you have lifetime income insurance? I know what you're saying. "Stan, that's sappy. We know where you're headed with this. You're going to talk about." No, I'm going to start out by asking you some questions.  >> READ MORE

What You Should Know About Mortality Credits

Glad you’re joining me about how to buy an annuity, looking at mortality credits, and why that is so, so, so important. So, the big question is, what's a mortality credit?  >> READ MORE

Fixed Index Annuities- Explained

How does a Fixed Indexed Annuity work? The panacea product, the too good to be true, the greatest product since sliced bread.  >> READ MORE

Replay: Maximizing Your Retirement Income In Uncertain Times - September 2022

Recorded: Saturday, September 10th at 12 p.m. EST. Stan The Annuity Man kicked off the Live Q&A discussing maximizing your retirement income.  >> READ MORE

Crossing the Retirement Finish Line: Shootin' It Straight with Stan

Today's topic is “Can you actually cross the retirement finish line?” I'm running into this a lot right now.  >> READ MORE