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June 20, 2024
Is an Indexed Annuity Fixed or Variable?
The question today is, is an Indexed Annuity fixed or variable? Short answer, fixed, but there's a lot more to it than just that. What I would like to do is go through what a fixed indexed annuity, Indexed Annuity, and a Variable Annuity are and tell you the differences between both.
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June 17, 2024
Do Annuity Companies Keep the Money When I Die?
Today's question is, do annuity companies keep the money when you die? I always get this question and the statement, "I'd never buy an annuity because they keep the money. I don't like that." Well, I blame the annuity industry for that phrase.
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June 13, 2024
Annuity Products: Are They a Commodity?
Hi, I'm Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. I'm the number one guy here, and my approach to annuities is completely different from most agents. I only look at annuities for what they will do, not what they might do.
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June 9, 2024
Annuities Explained by Age (TAM Classic)
Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. I'm passionate about annuities, but I'm also passionate about why you should own an annuity. One thing I'm even more passionate about is the age at which you need to purchase an annuity.
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May 30, 2024
Annuity Sales Pitches: The Facts Behind the Most Popular One
Today's topic is a good one for me because this is the one that makes the top of my head pop off. This is the one that makes the veins pop out of my neck. This is the one when my producer saw me this morning before we got going, and they had to do makeup; I had this vein popping out of my eye.
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May 27, 2024
Annuity Ladder: Does It Create a Higher Payment?
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.
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May 26, 2024
How Does a Fixed Index Annuity Work?
This is a hot topic, not the clothing line for you youngsters out there. How does a Fixed Indexed Annuity work? The Panacea product, the too good to be true, the bad chicken dinner seminar, the good steak dinner seminar where you get the filet mignon.
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May 19, 2024
An Immediate Annuity Has Been Purchased With a Single Premium (SPIA)
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.
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May 16, 2024
Retirement Lifestyle: 3 Tips to Financially Care for Your Loved Ones
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.