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Boy, you must be angry. You pulled this one up. Are annuities a rip-off? "Come on, Stan, tell me the truth. Are annuities a rip-off? Are they ripping me off?" No, annuities are contracts. The rip-off comes on the sales pitch part, which we'll discuss, but annuities are not a rip-off. Annuities are transfer of risk contracts, period.

Today's topic is don't be the sucker at the table. Don't be the sucker at the annuity table. And I keep telling people this, but they keep calling me with these crazy sales pitches they're getting. And in Vegas, at the poker tables, and I always walk by like in Caesars, they have an open area where you can watch the poker being played at numerous tables. And I always look at that, and I always try to spot the sucker at the table.

Hi, there. Stan, The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. Today we're discussing annuity comparisons, QLACs, Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts versus DIAs, Deferred Income Annuities. We're going to compare them. We're going to talk about how they differ, how they're the same, and all that stuff. Why you should look at them, why you shouldn't look at them.

Man, we're going to have fun today. We're going to make an annuity comparison looking at Income Riders versus Deferred Income Annuities. The acronym is DIA. Let's talk about the difference between the two and the similarities. This falls under the category of, what? Retirement income insurance, lifetime income insurance, income insurance, whatever you want to call it. Car insurance, fire insurance, home insurance, health insurance, dental insurance, and income insurance. That's what these are.

Today's topic is a motivational one. It's called you need an annuity cancer doctor. You're saying, "Wait, whoa, whoa, don't you cross a line there with old cancer word." You know what? I can do that because I am a recovering cancer survivor.

When I started calling John Lenz the “Annuity Architect” a while back, I couldn’t have picked a better description of this mad-smart superstar. First of all, John has the best baritone voice of all time.

Today we're talking about annuity comparisons, MYGAs, and Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities versus CDs. What's the difference? Are they the same? Should I buy them?

I'm glad you joined me today. This is a great topic. We're making annuity comparisons; we’re doing Indexed Annuities, Fixed Index Annuities versus Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities

Once again, Michael Fincke brings the factual goods to my “Fun With Annuities®” podcast. Even though Michael & I are the top 2 fan-boys of QLACs (Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts), we showed our self-control to not go down the QLAC rabbit hole.

Today we're going to talk about Multi-Year Guarantee Annuities versus Fixed Annuities. MYGAs, Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities versus Fixed Annuities.

Young. Smart. The Future. The Truth. Jamie Hopkins fits all of those descriptions and is a true thought leader in the world of Retirement Income Planning. Jamie is a managing partner of Wealth Solutions, a finance professor at Creighton University, and has both an MBA and Law Degree.

We went aspirational with this week’s Fun With Annuities® Celebrity Co-host Loren Feldman, editor-in-chief of 21 Hats. When my PR team booked Loren for FWA episode #79, I was fascinated with his expertise in covering entrepreneurs for such titans as Forbes.

Make sure you're getting the most out of your retirement and not falling into the common traps of the industry. Here are some key things to look for when comparing Pension Annuities vs. Lump Sums.

Unless you work for the government or are a select union member, there’s a good chance that you do not have a pension waiting on you on that last day of work.

A horrific stat that can never be calculated is the number of people that needed an annuity contractual transfer of risk lifetime income stream but never bought one because they thought the annuity company would keep the rest of their money when they passed away.