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Jay Zawatsky: How Debt & Energy Connect

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

Release Date: 03/14/2023

Branislav Nikolic: Looking Forward With Fixed Index Annuities

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man and Branislav Nikolic discuss: Why you should be cautious of backtested numbers Being a smart and cautious consumer The importance of transparency and consumer-advantage Key Takeaways: Backtested numbers are based on hindsight. The numbers may go flat or go down, but they will not skyrocket, as shown in the projection. Be cautious of people showing you backtested numbers. These numbers are not real; they are hypothetical. If your agent offers market-rate returns with principal protection, ask them to detail...

Annuities For A 9-Year Old: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Buying an annuity that you understand Annuities aren’t one-size-fits-all How to know if you understand a product Key Takeaways: When buying an annuity, remember that if a product sounds too good to be true, it is every single time. There are also annuities that are more complex and most agents cannot explain it well, let alone even comprehend it themselves. Currently, the annuity industry has an unbalanced way of compensation for different types of products. Agents get a higher commission for...

Annuity $$ Doesn’t Have to Go Poof: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: What is a life-only lifetime income stream? How you can choose where your money goes when you die The many ways that you can structure an annuity Key Takeaways: People who complain that annuities are bad because the money goes poof when the policyholder dies are talking about one type of annuity that’s structured in one specific way: a life-only lifetime income stream. There are 40-plus different ways to structure an annuity. Annuities can be structured so your money doesn’t go to the annuity...

Owen Schrum: Game Planning for Your Retirement

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man and Owen Schrum discuss: The interconnectivity of financial structures How a hard recession could be avoided Annuity companies are more regulated than banks Positive trends in the economy Key Takeaways: Inflation, the debt limit, the Federal Reserve, and the markets are not standalone. They are all directly connected and related. Being careless with one part can cause the whole thing to collapse. If the chairman of the Federal Reserve says that they’re considering lowering the rates based on the...

Time Is The Ultimate Currency: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: The difference between lifespan and health span and the ultimate currency Don’t waste your time How annuities can help you maximize your time The purpose of life Key Takeaways: Lifespan is how long we're going to live. Health span is how long we're going to live well. Time is the ultimate currency. The time that we’re given is all we have, we can’t get more of it, and it’s finite. If time is the ultimate currency, contemplate how you use it. What areas of your life are you wasting...

Monte Carlo or Stanicarlo Simulation: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: A simulation doesn’t provide contractual guarantees Contractual guarantees for your chapter two You’ve more than earned the right to finally live your life Key Takeaways: Don’t fall for what a Monte Carlo simulation shows; it doesn’t prove anything. Ask them if any of it is contractually guaranteed, and you’ll hear from them yourself that, at the end of the day, it’s all hypothetical. When you’re in chapter two of your life, you don’t need to track the markets as you’ve always...

Martin Parlato: Factually Ranting on Investing Now

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man and Martin Parlato discuss: Why it’s important to appoint the qualified Cryptocurrency is “craptocurrency” On Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter Don’t get fancy, and don’t panic Key Takeaways: A person’s identity or politics is entirely irrelevant compared to how competent they are for the job they are given; that’s what matters. People who are appointed to powerful positions should be qualified. Cryptocurrency is still “craptocurrency” for Marty. He doesn’t follow it, use it, or...

Lifestyle Income Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Lifestyle income guarantee Making time for what truly matters What’s your lifestyle number? Key Takeaways: Annuities are the only category that provides income as long as you are breathing. There’s no ROI until you die. Since retirement is all about lifestyle, you’ve got to retire from the markets and put guarantees in place to sustain the life you want as long as you are breathing. Life is fleeting. Spend your precious days on things that are meaningful. Chapter two isn’t the time for...

4 Contractual Paths: Shootin' It Straight With Stan

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man discusses: Not everyone needs an annuity MYGA to SPIA Who should get a deferred income annuity? The highest contractual guaranteed income rider Key Takeaways: Many of you out there don’t need an annuity right now, but when you need income, buy an immediate annuity by shopping all carriers and looking for the highest-yielding guarantee. The second way is called MYGA to SPIA. This is where you buy a five-year MYGA which gets a guaranteed interest rate. Then, at the end of the term, shop all immediate annuity...

Terry Savage: Chicken Money Strategies That Work

“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

In this episode, The Annuity Man and Terry Savage discuss: Responding to current financial issues The bulls, the bears, and the chickens Should you wait before taking social security? The biggest legacy you can leave Key Takeaways: Don’t panic at every scary event that you hear from the news. Recognize America’s history of resiliency and the crises the country has gotten through. Also, check for yourself if and how current financial issues affect you personally before reacting to them. In every stage of your life, you should...

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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 full amount unless there are major changes made in the system.
If we want to undo the debt pile, we have to increase productivity. That means that we also need to increase the amount and affordability of energy since without energy, nothing gets done.
Our country’s focus shouldn’t be on welfare-warfare but on energy dominance. To do that, we’ve got to use a more viable source of energy in the form of hydrogen. It can be extracted from water through electrolysis and it burns just like natural gas.
Hydrogen solves a lot of problems. For those worried about global warming, hydrogen doesn’t create any carbon dioxide - it’s just water back to water. It’s also done without subsidies, so it doesn’t cost the taxpayer anything.

"The only way to save America is to re-energize America. And the only way to do it is with hydrogen, because it solves all the problems that we have" — Jay Zawatsky

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