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Pension fund or retirement annuity, which one is better? Who knows? We're going to find out. We're going to answer the questions and help you understand how to make an informed and rational decision.

Today's topic is annuity tips, The Annuity Man's strategies for Indexed Annuities/Fixed Indexed Annuities. I know you're saying, "Wait a minute, Stan. I thought you didn't like Indexed Annuities." That's not true.

People know when they're looking for advice, they want a fiduciary. They want someone who's fee-only because they want someone who works only for them, not someone who sells insurance or sells mutual funds.

What we're talking about today is annuity returns, potential versus contractual. Unicorns chasing the butterflies or the contractual realities. The sizzle or the steak. The will do or the might do. Which one's better?

Index Annuity Riders vs. DIAs—learn which offers better guarantees and long-term results.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states, including yours. Today's topic is, what's the difference between an annuity and an IRA? Let's talk about that.

Today's topic is annuity strategies across the political spectrum. It's political silly season. It is actually always a political silly season.

Today, we're talking about annuity death benefits. How do they work? It's like you are buying an annuity, and you die. What happens? We will go through that and how they are paid with annuities now.

Today's topic, annuity tax deferral, some of the top strategies and tips from yours truly, who's been doing this a long time. I always tell some agents that come up to me, I say, "I got shoes older than you."

The question is, what are the four best annuities for retirement? We will go over annuities and which types I think are the best for retirement. That doesn't mean you need an annuity, but these are the ones that I feel are pro-customer if used correctly.

I'm so glad that you joined me on this timely topic. It's going to make a lot of people mad and make a lot of people question things, but it will make total sense when you hear it.

What I'm encouraging you to do is get rid of the politics - this is about your money, your family, your legacy. With money, whether you're in the stock market, bond market, annuity market, it should be a non-emotional, fact-based decision.

Are annuities confusing? Should it be rocket science to understand these things before buying them? The answer's absolutely not.

Today's topic is Single Premium Immediate Annuity, SPIAs. And a comprehensive guide to those. There's a lot of misinformation out there and you go, wait a minute, how's that even possible?

Hi out there in internet land. You're out there searching and googling for annuities, and you stumbled upon Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. Lucky you. You were looking for state guaranty funds. What's a state guaranty fund?