Annuity Strategies For Cognitive Decline: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast
Release Date: 12/21/2022
John Lenz: The Banking Crisis & Annuities
“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast
In this episode, The Annuity Man and John Lenz discuss: Required capital level of annuity companies Market value adjustment, surrender penalty, and pivoting with annuities What state-guaranteed funds are for Exposure and liabilities in the insurance industry Key Takeaways: When the annuity company invests their client’s money, they make sure to add capital over and above the asset to provide a safety net. That’s called a required capital level; insurance companies add multiples of that. The market value adjustment and the surrender...
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Push Comes to Shove: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: What are MYGAs? How MYGAs work Locked in MYGAs Key Takeaways: MYGAs or fixed-rate annuities are the annuity industry’s version of a CD. The advantage is that you have full control over it, and you can transfer it back to where it came from or roll it to another one. There is no trigger function on MYGAs. The way it works is that you give the life insurance company that issues annuities a lump sum of money and they guarantee an interest rate for a specific period of time. Some MYGAs allow you...
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Surfing Beside a Cruise Ship: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Surfing beside a cruise ship Who wins in the markets? What should be your focus in your “chapter two?” Key Takeaways: Investing in the markets is like surfing beside a cruise ship. There are times that you will catch a wave and you'll just surf and it'll be fantastic, but there are also times you’ll get sucked under the boat. Big-money institutions win in the markets, they trade fast and trade constantly. The market is stacked against individual investors. There’s nothing wrong with...
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Jay Zawatsky: How Debt & Energy Connect
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In this episode, The Annuity Man and Jay Zawatsky discuss: The origin of the United State’s debt pile Why we need to increase the amount and affordability of energy Hydrogen is the key to energy dominance The problems that hydrogen solves Key Takeaways: Lifespans have increased for workers that pay into the social security system. Therefore, according to the trustees of the Social Security system, it’s projected that they will be unable to pay the full benefits by 2034. This doesn’t mean that people won’t get any amount, just not the...
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Chapter 2 Is About You: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Pivoting doesn’t mean slowing down Why pivoting to retirement is hard Cherish your chapter two Key Takeaways: Retirement doesn’t mean that you’re slowing down, it just means that you’re going to pivot to chapter two of your life where you are hopefully spending time doing the things that you love to do. It’s hard to pivot and actually take care of yourself. You’ve gotten used to pushing yourself past your limits, putting your family first, and letting them have the good stuff while you try...
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4 Words: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: The four words you must focus on The difference between a CD and a MYGA Seize the day with these interest rates What should you do when the rates go down? Key Takeaways: In the current interest-rate environment that we’re in, between CDs, treasuries, and multi-year guaranteed annuities, allow many of you out there to live off of contractually guaranteed interests. MYGAs are the annuity industry’s version of a CD. The difference between a Maiga and a CD is that in a non-IRA account, the Maiga...
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Mark Iwry: Retirement Visionary & QLAC Champion
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In this episode, The Annuity Man and Mark Iwry discuss the following: What is a QLAC? One of the best features of a QLAC Structuring a QLAC with cash refund Why QLACs aren’t popular Key Takeaways: A QLAC or a Quality Longevity Annuiy Contract is a deferred annuity that’s helpful for people trying to save for retirement and want security in retirement in the form of a guaranteed lifetime income. You don’t have to worry about Required Minimum Distribution rules when you buy deeply deferred annuities. One of the best things about the...
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The Scarlet Letter A: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Social security is an annuity Why you can’t hate all annuities Structuring annuities Having contractual guarantees in place Key Takeaways: If annuities are all bad, then nobody should claim their pensions. Social security is an annuity, one that you already own. You can’t “hate all annuities”; it’s like saying you hate all restaurants. There are many different ways to structure an annuity, each serving a different purpose. Anyone who says they hate all annuities doesn’t know...
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Market Needles or Annuity Haystacks: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
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In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Threading the needle with volatility Freedom from volatility Annuities are the haystack Time to secure guarantees Key Takeaways: Threading the needle to get market returns makes you dependent upon so much unknown. You’re dependent on world markets, geopolitical events, and meltdowns that are impossible to predict. A lot of people can retire from their jobs and the market, and they should; those who can’t yet should make it a goal to do that and be free from being dependent on volatility. ...
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Pam Krueger: Your Wealthramp to Fiduciary Advice
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In this episode, The Annuity Man and Pam Krueger discuss: Should you trust people not held to a fiduciary standard? The advantage of buying a registered advisor The mark of a great financial advisor Two questions you must ask your advisor Key Takeaways: There are a lot of self-described advisors working at brokerage firms or insurance companies. They are not necessarily bad people or bad advisors but work for a business model that has consciously chosen not to be held to the legal fiduciary standard. Hiring an advisor who is held...
info_outlineIn this episode, The Annuity Man discussed:
- Everyone goes through cognitive decline
- Considering cognitive strategies
- Transferring risk through annuities
- Why you should plan for cognitive decline
Key Takeaways:
- It doesn’t matter how sharp or healthy you are right now, everyone will go through cognitive decline eventually.
- Start considering cognitive strategies from a turnkey standpoint, whether it's for you, or whether it's for your spouse, or both, especially if you are already in the “slow-go” phase of retirement.
- Annuities are transfer of risk products. They sell for four things, principal protection, income for life, legacy, and long-term care. If you don't need to solve for those contractually, you don't need an annuity.
- We all know somebody who either had a stroke, an accident, or a fall, and suddenly they can’t make those kinds of decisions anymore. It’s a horrible thing to happen to somebody, don’t let it be your horror story. Plan for cognitive decline.
"Protecting the principle is a cognitive strategy. Lifetime Income is the ultimate cognitive strategy. Obviously, long-term care [is a] cognitive strategy." — Stan The Annuity Man
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