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Today's topic is you already own at least two annuities. You say, what? Wait. Stan, The Annuity Man®, I hate all annuities. I was told to hate all annuities. I was told that if I buy annuities, I should enter the gates of hell. Somebody told me that on TV or something to that effect. I disagree with you, Stan, The Annuity Man, person with no last name. I do not own any annuities.

Today's topic is one that I've done before, but I need to repeat myself so you will understand the eccentricities, the details, the specifics, all that good stuff. They're called facts about annuities. Today's topic is, are Fixed Annuities still a good idea? I think a bigger question is annuities a good idea?

With over 10,000 baby boomers reaching retirement age every single day, many of these retiring workers are asking questions like “Can I move my 401k without penalty?” and “Should I transfer my 401k to an annuity.” Both are questions that involve a 401k rollover strategy.

Do annuities work at death? Are there annuities where if you begin to take income or annuitize and then you suddenly pass away that "the bad insurance company" will keep your principal? If so, under what circumstances?What that question is referring to is a structure called life only.

Today's topic is a good one. It's your CPA is not your financial advisor. I got a call the other day, and this is not a unicorn call. I get these all of the time. The lady that called me was, unfortunately, just widowed.

Today's topic is payout rates versus interest rates. This is a big one. I recently did a talk on this to a large audience, and I thought I would bring it to you on my Shooting it Straight with Stan videos so you can hear it. There's a lot of confusion on this in the annuity world, payout rate, interest rate.

I’m about to tell you what not to buy in the Annuity life insurance space in 2022 or what to be on the lookout for because the sales pitches are flawed.

Today's topic is the inverted annuity yield curve. Now, CNBC, Fox Business, and everybody in the newspapers and the Wall Street Journal are just writing these articles about the inverted yield curve. What is that?

Let's talk about getting quotes on my site, reverse engineering the quote, or lump sum.

Today's topic is a good one. I got to read from it because it just popped the other day. I've got to talk about that because I've been talking about it before, but it didn't have an acronym, and now it has an acronym, and that's cool. I like acronyms like PILL, principal protection, income for life, legacy, and long-term care.

Charles Rotblut is a Vice President and Financial Analyst at the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) and the editor of the AAII Journal. He is also the creator of the PRISM Wealth-Building Process.

We’re talking about today’s topic because of some things that have happened this week that have pointed us in this direction. I want to make sure you understand your annuity payout options.

I’m confident about what I do. I'm America's annuity agent®; I know what I'm talking about. Today's topic is asking your financial advisor about annuities. You should be using me for an annuity; I’m America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states; I’m the top agent. I'm the thought leader; I’ve written seven books. I'm the guy.

Today's topic is a very unique one because we're in unique times and I call it the Annuity Black Swan event.

Financial royalty joined my “Fun With Annuities” podcast when Terry Savage agreed to share her financial tips for 2022. Below is her direct outline and insight into those five financial nuggets.