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Political Chaos Equals Contractual Opportunities

Stan Haithcock
November 19, 2025
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Today’s topic is Political Chaos Equals Contractual Opportunities.

So, political chaos. Are you familiar with that? Seen any of that lately? Turn the television on. At the time of this taping, there’s so much going on that it’s hard even to track the chaos now.

Here’s the deal. I really don’t care if you’re on the left or the right. It doesn’t matter to me. Both Republicans and Democrats buy annuities. We don’t care. We just want everyone to hopefully get along. Sounds pretty sappy, but what we care about is what you’re doing with the safe part of your money.

Now, in my opinion, and you see this every day with the markets, they gyrate. They go down, then they go back up, then down again. At the time of this blog, check the date, but eventually, there will be a situation. There will be a market event. There will be something political that happens that creates some problems.

We’ve already seen glimpses of it. Recently, there was a minor Bitcoin scare. People cashed out and said, wait a minute, that pulled the rug out from under me. And if you look deeper, crypto has a pattern. I have nothing against it. I know people who bought Bitcoin at a hundred and others who bought it at seventy thousand. God bless them. But I read an article the other day that said over 3,700 coins have been created, and ninety-seven percent of them are now worth zero. Zip.

When Political Chaos Hits

Let’s play out a scenario. What if one of our fearless leaders—doesn’t matter who—wakes up one day and says, “We’re done with crypto. We’re going to create our own digital currency, a U.S. Eagle Coin or a Fed-backed crypto dollar.” What happens then?

People would lose it. You’d hear, “That can’t happen, Stan, because…” and then they fill in the blank. But what if it does happen?

If that kind of political chaos hits and you’re holding a lot of your money in something like that, there’s going to be a problem.

We’ve already seen how tariffs, wars, and trade policies can rock the markets. Maybe you’ve been lucky so far with artificial intelligence stocks or tech trades, but that won’t last forever. Something will happen that hurts.

The Question You Need to Ask

Here’s my question to you. I need you to look at your age, your health, and your time left. How much longer do you really have to live a good, healthy life?

Answer the question honestly.

Why aren’t you trying to maximize your lifestyle for the remaining years? If you’re forty years old, you can shut the video off. You shouldn’t be thinking about annuities yet. But if you’re seasoned like me—sixty-one and aging quickly—you’re at that point in life where your spouse is nudging you and saying, “It’s time.”

It’s time for more income. It’s time to see the grandkids. It’s time to take that trip to Europe. Whatever it is, it’s time to lock in guarantees.

Turning Chaos into Opportunity

You can look at political chaos in two ways. You can see it as the greatest reality show ever made, because honestly, that’s what it feels like sometimes. Or, you can see it as an opportunity—an opportunity to lock in contractual guarantees.

Political chaos creates opportunities for lifetime income guarantees, principal protection, and legacy planning.

At The Annuity Man, you can run quotes and look at rates to your heart’s content, and no one is going to call you. No one will ever reach out unless you schedule a call yourself. And when you do, we’ll call you exactly when you ask. No sales pitch. No nonsense. We’ll listen and help you make a rational decision.

So, keep watching your favorite news channel or political podcast. I don’t care which one. But while you’re watching, start thinking, “Maybe it’s time to lock in some guarantees.”

Because we don’t know what’s coming. Wars, conflicts, market shocks, who knows?

If a rogue actor does something catastrophic—let’s say a nuclear event happens somewhere—the markets will drop fast. I call it a royal dump, which is different from a normal dump. It’s worse.

The Reality Check

Look at the world today. The political chaos here and abroad isn’t going away. To think the markets will keep marching up endlessly is naive.

I’m not saying sell everything and run for the hills. I’m saying take some chips off the table and move them into guarantees. Protect yourself, your spouse, and your family.

Put some of that money into something predictable, something that pays no matter what’s going on in Washington or overseas.

Political chaos equals contractual opportunities. It’s the perfect time to secure your future, your income, and your peace of mind.

What You Can Do Right Now

Go to The Annuity Man and check out customized quotes for your situation. Enter your date of birth, your spouse’s date of birth, your state of residence, and we’ll show you free, real-time results.

You can run those quotes forever, as many times as you want. We run hundreds of thousands every month, and yes, I pay for every one of them so you can get accurate information without pressure. We’re not going to chase you down. You’ll make your decisions on your terms, on your timeframe, with the best data available.

Because when the next big event happens—and it will—you’ll be glad you locked in guarantees when you did.

The Bottom Line

Political chaos is constant. It’s loud, emotional, and unpredictable.

But in the middle of that storm lies opportunity. Opportunity to protect your money, secure lifetime income, and leave a legacy for the people you love.

That’s what contractual guarantees are all about.

My name is Stan The Annuity Man, and that’s Shootin’ It Straight with Stan. See you next time.

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