Today's topic comes from a client of mine. I was on a phone call with her today, and she said something, and I said, "Stop. Stop talking. I got to write this down," because most of my really good video and blog ideas come from you. When I get on the phone with you, I use my mouth and ears proportionately, two ears, one mouth. I'm listening to you. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is, Are You Surfing Beside a Cruise Ship? I want you to think about that. Have you ever been on a cruise and you're like, "Man, that is a big boat." I always wondered how does that boat float with all that weight? I don't get it. No one ever really explained cruise ships and how they float to me. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is Chapter Two Should Be All About You. What is chapter two, Stan The Annuity Man? Are we talking about books? Are we talking about movies? What are we talking about? Chapter two is the second part of your life after you stop working. Some people call it retirement. I don't like the word retirement. It's chapter two. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is four words. Never touch the principal. Those are the four words I want you to focus on. Never touch the principal. What am I talking about? I am talking about the interest rate environment we're in right now at the time of this blog. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is about you, about the questions people have asked through comments on my YouTube channel. If you have put any questions on my YouTube videos, guess what? I answer them. Yes, I actually read them. I have no life. I've been married for 33 years. I have two grown daughters. I have no life. This is what I do. I'm Stan, The Annuity Man. >> READ MORE
Retirement income, let's talk about that and the three tips I learned from some of the biggest financial rock stars on the planet that happen to be guests of mine on my great podcast, Fun with Annuities. That's on all podcast platforms, and we even have a YouTube channel called Fun With Annuities that you can check out. But I will share it with you and I had some great guests there. >> READ MORE
Today's topic is IRA annuity calculators. We're discussing calculating annuity guarantees within your IRA. Yes. You should have an annuity inside of your IRA if you want contractual guarantees, if you want lifetime income, if you want principal protection, if you want legacy, if you want long-term care type coverage, and the only assets you have in bulk are IRA assets. Then it makes sense. >> READ MORE
We're talking today about Deferred Annuities and some acronyms that no one knows until you get your policy. SPDA, FPDA, MVA. What the A is that, right? Who knows? I'm going to tell you because you need to know. And it's something in the annuity secret sauce that no one seems to ever address. But of course, yours truly, Stan, the Annuity Man, America's annuity agent, is going to go over all of that today. >> READ MORE
I’m always honored when accomplished people call in for my opinion. Ben Mattlin contacted me to contribute to his article on Financial Advisor Magazine, “In Uncertain Times, Do Annuities Make Sense?” >> READ MORE
This week, I was featured as a guest on Jeff Ostroff’s “Looking Forward” podcast, which was posted on June 2nd. >> READ MORE
These days, guaranteed income is never a bad thing. On May 2, 2022, I was featured in Tribune Content Agency’s article titled The Savings Game: Guaranteeing Income in Uncertain Times. >> READ MORE
So pumped that Neal Templin contacted me to contribute to his Barron’s article, “Here are 3 Ways to Get Better Yields Than Bonds, With Some Measure of Safety,” which appeared on barrons.com on March 26, 2022. >> READ MORE