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I'm going to tell you why this one has been brought to the forefront for me to talk about how to buy an annuity, just the down and dirty basics of why we're doing this.When you see the MYGA feed on my site, I can sell that. I'm not saying you need an annuity, but understand that we sell them.

So, how do I know if my annuity is qualified? So, what is a qualified annuity? It's an annuity where you've used funds that have not been taxed, like your traditional IRA, which leads me to a little bit of a rant.

So, how do you calculate taxable income on an annuity? It's very important for you to understand the taxation of annuities. You can use our proprietary calculators to run quotes on your own terms and timeframe with absolutely no sales pitch.

We're talking about enhanced benefit riders and some examples.

Today we're talking about annuity comparisons, MYGAs, and Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities versus CDs. What's the difference? Are they the same? Should I buy them?

Today, we are looking at Single Premium Immediate Annuities, the granddaddy of all annuity products.

Today’s topic is a great one. Why do people hate Stan the Annuity Man®? He's so intense. Here's the bottom line. We’ll talk about this at length, but at the end of the day, I'm so intense because I want to make sure that you make a good, informed, and factual decision if you're considering annuities.

Income riders are attached to some policies. You should understand what they do and what they do not do. What is an income rider? Why do they call it an income rider? Well, it rides on the policy. So, typically the two types of policies that offer income riders that you can attach at the time of application are Fixed Indexed Annuities and variable annuities.

Annuity, annuity, annuity. Do I sound like a broken record? We're talking about the repetitive nature of me and my message.

Today's topic is the SPIA calculator and two ways to find the best quote. We're going to go through where you go to run your quotes, and I'm going to talk about the two best ways to find the highest contractual guarantees for your specific situation.There are two ways to use a SPIA calculator. Single premium immediate annuity.

Today's topic is about indexed annuity scams and these back-tested return numbers that you see that seem so good. But this is one of the situations, and one of the scams that drives me crazy.Let's talk about index annuities. First of all, a disclaimer. I like them. I like Fixed Index Annuities. Why?

Today we're talking about retirement cash flow from annuities. Now, you're already participating in a part of the category of retirement cash flow from annuities because all of you have Social Security. If you have your Social Security number, you have Social Security. That's an annuity.

When you go to Google and type in annuity pros and cons, Google just lists everybody?

Let's talk about Roth IRAs and my take on Roth IRAs. Are the payments taxed? In a perfect world, where unicorns do chase the butterflies, Roth IRAs, in my opinion, should be used for non-annuity assets. You've already paid the taxes on the Roth.

Today's topic is how to use annuity retirement calculators and use SPIAs, DIAs, and QLAC for inflation. On my site, you can run quotes 24/7 365.What does $100,000 pay? What does $1,000,000 pay? Well, it's all about life expectancy when you make the payment.