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Stan The Annuity Man®, a.k.a. Stan Haithcock is known as “America’s Annuity Agent®” and the top independent annuity agent in the United States. Licensed in all 50 states, he is recognized as one of the top thought leaders in the annuity industry. He is the founder of The Annuity Man® LLC, with office locations in Florida and Nevada.

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. Today we're talking about how to buy annuities as a gift and about being more than just money. It can't all be about money, can it? No, it cannot. Money cannot buy you happiness. That's just wisdom, is what that is. Now, we're going to talk about some gift guides and some giving ideas using annuities.

Today we're talking about how to buy an annuity. You need to bring your spouse to the call. You need to get them on the call with you when you talk to Stan The Annuity Man, because I'm betting they'll live longer than you. This could be true, and you want them to understand what you're thinking about regarding annuities. So, bring your spouse to the call y'all!

Today's topic is if you'd have owned it 10 years ago. Now, if you've been to the bad chicken dinner seminar, the expensive steak dinner seminar, the marble office with the guy that says he has a too-good-to-be-true product and gives you upfront funds, market upside with no downside, unicorns chasing butterflies, and you're saying to yourself, wait a minute, that sounds too good to be true.

Today we're going to talk about how people sell annuities for fear and greed. Most of the time, this revolves around Fixed Index Annuities. I have nothing against Fixed Index Annuities, but this is the fear and greed sell that you hear most often. Let's go through the other annuity types. Single Premium Immediate Annuities, Deferred Income Annuities, and Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts are very simplistic, transfer risk pension products, lifetime income products with no moving parts and no annual fees, and no market detachments.

Thank you so much for joining us on this hot topic. Not a Hot Pocket, those are the things you eat if you're a computer dude or dude-ette. It's a hot topic. The topic is, If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, It Is. Every single time with annuities without exception.

Unless you have been living in a cave, there has been a little banking crisis recently that continues to concern anyone that’s not buying the media or political spin. So, of course Stan The Annuity Man has to give you the absolute facts and bring in an objective expert that would provide the brutal truth. John Lenz is just that person. The “annuity architect” himself agreed to help me hammer this important topic.

Today's topic is about you, about the questions people have asked through comments on my YouTube channel. If you have put any questions on my YouTube videos, guess what? I answer them. Yes, I actually read them. I have no life. I've been married for 33 years. I have two grown daughters. I have no life. This is what I do. I'm Stan, The Annuity Man.

Today's topic is IRA annuity calculators. We're discussing calculating annuity guarantees within your IRA. Yes. You should have an annuity inside of your IRA if you want contractual guarantees, if you want lifetime income, if you want principal protection, if you want legacy, if you want long-term care type coverage, and the only assets you have in bulk are IRA assets. Then it makes sense.

Today's topic is, Are You Surfing Beside a Cruise Ship? I want you to think about that. Have you ever been on a cruise and you're like, "Man, that is a big boat." I always wondered how does that boat float with all that weight? I don't get it. No one ever really explained cruise ships and how they float to me.

The fabulously smart Jay Zawatsky made his second appearance on my Fun With Annuities podcast to cover one of the most fascinating topics I’ve covered in a while…How Debt and Energy Connect.

Hi there, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states, aka The Annuity Whisperer. I whisper the facts. So, the question today is, do historical annuity rates even matter?

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.

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.

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.