
Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
September 20, 2023
Start Acting Annuity Rich (Wear a Suit!): Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a really good one, and I want you to listen because I'm talking to most of you out there, and it's called Start Acting Annuity Rich. Now, all of you out there, "Well, Stan, I'm not rich. I'm not rich. I'm just telling you I'm not rich." I'm telling you, you are compared to the vast majority of Americans.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
Today's topic is a really good one, and I want you to listen because I'm talking to most of you out there, and it's called Start Acting Annuity Rich. Now, all of you out there, "Well, Stan, I'm not rich. I'm not rich. I'm just telling you I'm not rich." I'm telling you, you are compared to the vast majority of Americans.

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Long-Term Care Annuity Pros and Cons
Hey, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent here with you to talk about a subject that I know you're sitting there going, "Oh, I don't even want to talk about this," but I'm glad you did. I'm glad you clicked on this blog. Today, we will talk about long-term care annuity pros and cons.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
Traditional or Reverse MYGA Ladder Strategies: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Welcome to Shooting it Straight with Stan. I'm your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is 'Traditional or Reverse MYGA Ladder Strategies', so traditional laddering strategies with MYGAs or reverse MYGA strategies. I'm going to explain both.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
September 20, 2023
Start Acting Annuity Rich (Wear a Suit!): Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a really good one, and I want you to listen because I'm talking to most of you out there, and it's called Start Acting Annuity Rich. Now, all of you out there, "Well, Stan, I'm not rich. I'm not rich. I'm just telling you I'm not rich." I'm telling you, you are compared to the vast majority of Americans.

Article
September 18, 2023
Long-Term Care Annuity Pros and Cons
Hey, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent here with you to talk about a subject that I know you're sitting there going, "Oh, I don't even want to talk about this," but I'm glad you did. I'm glad you clicked on this blog. Today, we will talk about long-term care annuity pros and cons.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
September 13, 2023
Traditional or Reverse MYGA Ladder Strategies: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Welcome to Shooting it Straight with Stan. I'm your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is 'Traditional or Reverse MYGA Ladder Strategies', so traditional laddering strategies with MYGAs or reverse MYGA strategies. I'm going to explain both.

Article
September 10, 2023
What Is a Non-Qualified Annuity?
What is a non-qualified annuity? It's an excellent question. When I do annuity edutainment, as you're reading right now, I'm going to break it down into English that we all understand because I'm from the South, and we speak very plain English here even though we talk with a little twang. Nothing wrong with that.

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August 29, 2023
High Rates for How Long: by Terry Savage
Do you have “chicken money” – money that you want to protect from risk? If so, it should be in short-term CDs, or money market accounts, or short term Treasury Bills – IOUs from the Federal government. Those are the safe places to stash your cash.

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August 29, 2023
Stan The Annuity Man: The Psychology of Buying Annuities
The biggest psychological hurdle to buying an annuity is the fear of missing out. You need to overcome the fear of missing out on market returns and replace it with the fear of missing out on your chapter two, where you should live the life you have earned.

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August 28, 2023
What Are Annuities Commonly Used For?
So, you're doing annuity research? That's pretty cool. I mean, you must be leaning in to see, "Hey, does this make sense for me?" The question is, "What are annuities commonly used for?" People try to use them for many things, but they buy most annuity types primarily for their unique benefit proposition.

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August 27, 2023
Who Should NOT Buy an Annuity?
Today's topic is a beauty. I can't wait to do this one. Who Should NOT Buy an Annuity? Think about that. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. I sell more annuities than anyone on the planet, and I'm going to tell you who shouldn't buy an annuity. And you're going, "What? An agent not trying to make a commission?"

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August 24, 2023
Single Premium Immediate Annuity Definition
We're going to cover a lot today. We'll cover what a Single Premium Immediate Annuity is, what it solves for, the brief history of Immediate Annuities, and the limitations and benefits because we have to cover them. After all, all annuities have them. Then we're going to talk about where it fits and how do you quote it. Once again, hang in there because I'll give away the book for free at the end of the blog.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
August 16, 2023
Annuity Income Increases for Inflation: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Welcome to Shooting it Straight with Stan. I'm your host Stan The Annuity Man, America's Annuity Agent licensed in all 50 states. Today's topic is a hot one. It got your attention, and you want to hope and believe it's true, and the topic is Annuity Income Increases for Inflation. Does that exist, Stan The Annuity Man?

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August 10, 2023
Can You Change the Beneficiary on an Annuity?
The question you're asking today, which is a good one, is can you change the beneficiaries of an annuity? I'm going to cover all types, but the short answer, which is what you want, is yes, you can. You can change the beneficiaries on the annuity. If your kid pisses you off, sorry for my French, you can take them off that annuity as a beneficiary.

Shootin’ It Straight with Stan®
August 9, 2023
Do You Need to Be Sold or Told?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is, Do You Need to Be Sold or Told? One of the funny things about the annuity industry is that you'll hear people who think they're smart and the verbal jump ropers. A verbal jump roper is a person that any topic you bring up to them, they're the expert on. They just get in the jumper. They just start jumping in.

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August 7, 2023
Are Annuities a Rip-Off?
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.