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What Is A Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract (QLAC)?
A qualified longevity annuity contract (QLAC) is a type of annuity contract specifically designed to keep you from outliving your retirement savings. As a deferred annuity, QLACs provide you with a guaranteed stream of income later in life.
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Stan The Annuity Man: Happy Birthday To QLACs
With QLACs, SPIAs, and DIAs, there's no annual fees. There's no market attachment; it’s a straight transfer risk. You're saying to the issuing QLAC company, here's the money, and you are on the hook to pay me, or me and my wife, or me and my husband forever as long as one of us is breathing, but you don't get to keep a penny.

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January 17, 2024
Annuity Income: Return OF or ON Your Money?: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is about annuity income. Is it the return of your money or a return on your money? So, return of, or return on. Great question, Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent. Let's cover it.

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January 15, 2024
Best Pension Annuity Deals
You're looking for the best pension annuity deals, hey, that's a good thing because pensions are good. Why? Because you can never outlive the income, just like Social Security. And if you work for the government, there are pensions there, but most people are working in the private sector, so they really don't have pensions.
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January 14, 2024
Roth IRA Annuity: Are the Payments Taxed?
Let's talk about Roth IRAs in general and my take on Roth IRAs. In a perfect world where unicorns chase the butterflies, Roth IRAs should be used for non-annuity assets. You've already paid the taxes on the Roth. That should be where the growth part of your portfolio is.

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January 10, 2024
The 2 Questions That Make Annuities Simple: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is what are the two questions that make annuities simple? See, I am Mr. Simplistic out here. Don't ask my wife. She'll probably agree with you on other terms, on other reasons for that, but annuities are simple. They should be simple. They're transfer of risk contracts that primarily solve for four things.
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January 7, 2024
How to Buy an Annuity: Mortality Credits
Hi there, Stan The Annuity Man, America's Annuity Agent licensed in all 50 states. I am glad you joined me about how to buy an annuity, looking at mortality credits, and why that is so, so important. Mortality credits. Let's talk about it.

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January 4, 2024
Inherited Annuity: What Are Your Options?
What we're talking about today is a pretty interesting subject because many people are getting older. We're living longer. 10,000 baby boomers every single day are reaching retirement age, and a lot of people are calling me because they've inherited an annuity. So, what do you do? What are your options?
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January 3, 2024
Annuities Are for Do-It-Yourselfers: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
For all of you do-it-your-selfers out there who have been managing your own money and running it through the Fidelitys and the Vanguards and the TDs and the Schwabs and all those great firms out there, annuities are right up your alley because they are do-it-yourself products.

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January 1, 2024
Annuity Transfer: How Can I Transfer My Annuity?
Today we're talking about annuity transfers. Should you transfer your annuity? Can you transfer your annuity? "This person's trying to tell me to transfer my annuity." Can I transfer my annuity? How does my transfer work? All good questions asked by you of which will be answered by me.
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December 31, 2023
Does an Annuity Count as Income?
Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, licensed in all 50 states. I'm so glad you joined me today. Many times, when people read these blogs, they're so enamored, and they're like, "Wow. That's really informative, yet not salesy." You're right about that. That's a good point.

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December 28, 2023
What Happens to an Annuity When You Die?
What happens to an annuity when you die? First of all, you're dead, who cares? But that's not a good answer, I don't think. We're talking about annuities and death; that's a tough combo. So, what happens to an annuity when you die? It depends on the type of annuity. It depends on how you structure that annuity.
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December 27, 2023
Lovingly Handcuffing Your Beneficiaries with Annuities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
Today's topic is a good one. It's a personal one, and I can share some stories. It's called lovingly handcuffing your beneficiaries with annuity guarantees. You might be saying, "Wait a minute, handcuffing? That doesn't sound lovingly." It does when it comes to finances.



