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There Are No Annuity Roller Coasters: Fun With Annuities

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

Release Date: 06/16/2026

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There are no annuity roller coasters—only contractual guarantees. In this episode, Stan “The Annuity Man” breaks down why properly structured annuities should remove market drama from your retirement plan and how to avoid being taken for a ride by sales pitches.

 

In this episode, The Annuity Man discusses: 

  • The “roller coaster” of expectations vs. actual contract terms

  • Why contract-based annuities avoid market swings

  • How MYGAs blend CD and bond benefits without volatility

  • Using lifetime annuities for income and legacy planning

  • Indexed vs. variable vs. RILA annuities: key differences

  • How bonuses and illustrations can set unrealistic expectations

 

Key Takeaways: 

  • Annuities issued by life insurance companies are contracts, and when you buy them for what they will do (not what they might do), you eliminate the emotional roller coaster of market volatility.

  • Multi-year guaranteed annuities (MYGAs) act like the annuity industry’s version of a CD or bond, but with an underlying value that does not fluctuate, making them attractive for the “go-go” years of retirement.

  • Lifetime income annuities can be structured to provide a static monthly payment for life while ensuring that, if you die early, remaining value goes to your beneficiaries rather than the insurance company.

  • Products like variable annuities and RILAs/buffer annuities often come with market exposure, moving parts, and hypothetical illustrations, which Stan rejects in favor of simple, contractual guarantees.

  • The real “roller coaster” in the annuity world isn’t the contracts—it’s the sales pitches, including unrealistic bonus offers and performance promises that don’t match what the contract is actually designed to do.

 

"There’s no roller coasters with lifetime income with annuities. There’s a contractual guarantees. Period." —  Stan the Annuity Man

 

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