Chapter 2 Is About You: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is Chapter Two Should Be All About You. What is chapter two, Stan The Annuity Man? Are we talking about books? Are we talking about movies? What are we talking about? Chapter two is the second part of your life after you stop working. Some people call it retirement. I don't like the word retirement. It's chapter two. >> READ MORE
Today, we're talking about rolling your 401K into an annuity. Should you do that? Could you do that? Why should you do that? Somebody's trying to make you do that. What's the answer Stan The Annuity Man? I'm going to give you those in today's blog. >> READ MORE
Retirement Planning: Do You Even Need an Annuity (PILL & 2 Questions)
What are we talking about today? Retirement planning. Do you even need an annuity? I know you're saying, "What? What did you say? You're Stan the Annuity Man and licensed in all 50 states. You're America's annuity agent, and you even have the audacity to throw out the question in the back of my mind: do I even need an annuity?" >> READ MORE
4 Words: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is four words. Never touch the principal. Those are the four words I want you to focus on. Never touch the principal. What am I talking about? I am talking about the interest rate environment we're in right now at the time of this blog. >> READ MORE
Joint and Survivor Annuity: Qualified and Non-Qualified
I'm glad you joined me for this blog. It's on joint and survivor annuity. And for whatever reason, that verbiage has survived. We're going to talk about it so that Martha and Chester can understand it. That's my fictitious people that you know tell you, "Hey, Stan, what's a joint and survivor annuity?" >> READ MORE
Someone asked a great question: "How do annuity payouts work?" "Hey, Stan, I thought all annuities were the same. Hey, Stan, this guy on television said, 'I hate all annuities.' Hey, Stan, my broker, advisor, and master of the universe said never to look at annuities." >> READ MORE
The Scarlet Letter A: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a heady one, one that will make you scratch your head a little bit and go, "Man, Stan, I didn't know you were that smart. I didn't know you were that well-read. My goodness." >> READ MORE
Annuity RMD: Who Cares Other Than the Ultra Rich
Today we are talking about annuity RMDs. Who cares about that other than the ultra-rich people with these huge IRAs, etc.? I saw something the other day where the amount of people whose 401ks and IRAs have gone past a million dollars is a lot, and it is a boatload, as they say. >> READ MORE
Roth IRA Annuity: Are the payments taxed?
The question of the day is sent in from one of our subscribers from our Stan The Annuity Man YouTube. The question is, "When you said fund from an IRA or other sources, is my understanding correct that funding from a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA is not a taxed event?" >> READ MORE
Market Needles or Annuity Haystacks: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Great topic today. It's a head-scratcher, and it's going to make you think. The topic is Market Needle or Annuity Haystack. >> READ MORE