How to Buy an Annuity: What Age Is Too Old or Too Young?

How to Buy an Annuity: What Age Is Too Old or Too Young?

I’m so glad you joined me for the continuing series of how to buy an annuity and know this isn't unveiled, sales pitch, bad chicken dinner seminar nonsense. We're doing a series on how to buy an annuity because we get a ton of questions. Today's topic on buying an annuity is what age is too old or too young to buy an annuity?
How to Adjust for Inflation With a MYGA

How to Adjust for Inflation With a MYGA

I'm amped, I'm ready to go. I feel good because we have a good topic today about multi-year guarantee annuities and how they solve for inflation, how they can solve for inflation, and at least address it in a pragmatic and contractual way. All righty then. We're going to talk about multi-year guarantee annuities.
How to Buy an Annuity: How Does the Paperwork Process Work

How to Buy an Annuity: How Does the Paperwork Process Work

Hi there. Stan The Annuity Man, America's Annuity Agent® licensed in all 50 states continuing our how-to buy an Annuity series, which people are going crazy over. They loved it because no one's ever talked about this before. Today's topic is how the paperwork process works.
how annuities address social security and inflation

How Annuities Address Social Security and Inflation

Hi there, Stan The Annuity Man®, America's annuity agent®, licensed in all 50 states, talks about only one word today, inflation. Inflation, Stan The Annuity Man, let's talk about inflation. Let's talk about how annuities and social security can address inflation, the gorilla in the room, what everyone's talking about.
083 Jack Lenenberg: How To Qualify for Long-Term Care

083 Jack Lenenberg: How To Qualify for Long-Term Care

After Jack Lenenberg first appeared on the Fun With Annuities podcast, I was inundated with questions from people wanting to know if they could qualify for Long Term Care (LTC) coverage.
How to Buy an Annuity: IRA, Non-IRA, Roth-IRA

How to Buy an Annuity: IRA, Non-IRA, Roth-IRA

This topic today is part of the series that we're doing on how to buy an annuity. No, this isn't some veiled sales pitch, but yes, I do sell annuities. Yes, I would love to speak with you to see if an annuity type is right for your specific situation to solve a specific goal, but our How to Buy Annuity series covers specific topics.
Indexed Annuity Scams: Back Tested Annuity Returns

Indexed Annuity Scams: Back Tested Annuity Returns

Today’s topic is about indexed annuity scams and these back-tested return numbers that seem so good. It’s just pie in the sky. It’s an apple cobbler in the sky; it’s a peach cobbler in the sky. It should be peach cobbler because that’s my favorite dessert of all time, being from the South.
082 Terry Savage: Financial Realities Right Now

082 Terry Savage: Financial Realities Right Now

Welcome back to the mic Terry Savage for Fun With Annuities episode #82. I reached out to The MoneyLady®, Terry Savage, to hear her thoughts on the current market environment and her predictions and advice on how people can navigate these volatile times.
My Expert Annuity Opinion On Clark Howard

My Expert Annuity Opinion On Clark Howard

Glad you joined me today.
How to Buy an Annuity: What is Suitable and Appropriate?

How to Buy an Annuity: What is Suitable and Appropriate?

Today’s topic is a good one, a big one, an important one. What is suitable and appropriate when buying an annuity? It's detailed. I'm going to go through the reasons we have to go through the application process and ask you. There's a method behind the madness, as they say.
081 Tom Hegna: Mortality Credits Drive The Income Train

081 Tom Hegna: Mortality Credits Drive The Income Train

It’s great to have Tom Hegna back on the FWA podcast to talk about how "Mortality Credits" are the key to lifetime income pricing with annuities. He told a great story that simply explained how mortality credits work.
How to Find the Best MYGA Annuity Rates

How to Find the Best MYGA Annuity Rates

So you're looking for the best MYGA annuity rates? You can find the best MYGA rates at stantheannuityman.com. It has live feeds of the best MYGA fixed-rate annuity rates in the country. And you can filter it by your state of residence.
The Tax Advantages of Owning a QLAC

The Tax Advantages of Owning a QLAC

Today we're talking about the tax advantages of a QLAC, a qualified longevity annuity contract. If you don't know about them, you need to know about them. Because I think, in a perfect world, QLACs would be the number one selling product in the country when it comes to annuities. That's the way it should be.
080 Jamie Hopkins: Retirement Planning and The Why That Makes You Cry

080 Jamie Hopkins: Retirement Planning and The Why That Makes You Cry

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.
Annuity Returns Potential vs. Contractual

Annuity Returns Potential vs. Contractual

Today, we're talking about annuity returns potential versus contractual unicorns chasing the butterflies or the contractual realities.