Get Smarter

Let's talk about Single Premium Immediate Annuities, acronym SPIA, S-P-I-A, the oldest annuity type. They were introduced in the Rotimes as a pension gift, a lifetime income stream gift to the dutiful Roman soldiers and their families for laying it on the line for the empire.

Today's topic is how to buy an annuity, which is a broad topic. I will talk about the industry a little bit and where I see things going.All right. Let's talk about how to buy an annuity. First of all, you might not need an annuity. Oh, spoiler. Huh? How about that from the number one annuity agent in the country?

The topic is squeezing annuity yield. I want you to close your eyes and envision that you were in an orange grove in the state of Florida, and you pick the orange of the tree, you cut into it, and you hold it over your head, a foot away from your mouth, and you squeeze, squeeze that wonderful orange juice into your mouth.

No, this isn't going to be a two-hour-long rant. Still, it could be if I was going to explain every nuance of Fixed Indexed Annuities, indexed annuities, hybrid annuities, whatever you're being pitched.

Today's topic is unique, and when I told my CEO, She was like, "I don't know about that one." The topic is having annuity companies buy bonds for you. Now for the people that are listening to me on the podcast platforms, thank you so much, and I guess you could look at me on my Fun With Annuities YouTube channel to see my scruffy face.

There are not too many people that can say they changed the majority of American's lives for the better, and be able to show a dollar figure to prove it. Ted Benna is one of those unique people.

We're talking about lifetime income choices using annuities.

The topic is, does an annuity count as income?

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.