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Today's topic is, addiction to the market can kill retirement dreams. Your addiction to following the stock market and investing in the stock market and taking risks with your money can literally kill retirement dreams, especially in these volatile markets. I had a call the other day which prompted this topic.

Traditional Long-Term Care (i.e., standalone long-term care) is still, in my opinion, the best coverage you can get. The problem is that not many health insurance companies are offering that product coverage anymore. Every year it seems like there are fewer and fewer carriers in the traditional LTC game, and still, the premium costs continue to rise.

Today's topic is on a fixed annuity example, but first, let's talk about Dave Ramsey for a second. He does a lot of videos. He did one on annuities that he got some right, and he didn’t get a lot of others.I commented on what he was saying.

Today's topic is, annuitization can now be your last resort when it comes to income. Let me explain that to you. Most people think incorrectly and even some advisors and financial journalists think there’s only one type of annuity; lifetime income, Immediate Annuity, and if you die, the annuity company keeps the money. That is ridiculous.

There is some serious math IQ on this Fun With Annuities podcast as Branislav Nikolic joins me as my newest celebrity guest host.

If you're one of the 10,000 baby boomers that's hitting age 65 every single day; if you're in chapter two of your life or heading toward that where it's all about you and about lifestyle and income, then you need calculators that can run specific quotes for your specific situation to provide the highest contractual guarantees on the planet.

So glad you joined me to talk about annuitization across the nation.

Today's topic is called Annuity Paralysis by Interest Rate Analysis. Suddenly everybody seems to be an Interest Rate Analyst and knows what Mr. Powell's going to do and what Ms. Yellen's going to say.

Martin Parlato’s name should be as well-known as Jim Cramer from CNBC. In my opinion, he can run factual rings around Cramer when it comes to all things about the markets and money.

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. All this stuff that you're going to need to know, I'm going to go over it today. Remember, when it comes to taxes, always talk to your CPA and tax lawyer.

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.

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. Now, disclaimer, I'm not a CPA. I'm not a tax lawyer. I do not give tax advice, and no advisor or agent should give you any tax advice unless they are a CPA or a tax lawyer or in some cases, CFPs have that certification, as well

I always joke with Terry Savage that when she walks into most rooms, she is the smartest person there. I’m not kidding. Throw gender out of the window because only a select few match her financial IQ.

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? Annuity, as you know, can mean many different types. You can’t say "I hate all annuities" Really? Do you hate your social security, player?

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.