Push Comes to Shove: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast
Release Date: 03/22/2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Annuity Companies Aren't Smarter: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast
In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Will there be a “run” on an annuity company? How annuity companies manage bonds There’s no run on lifetime income Key Takeaways: Annuity companies are not smarter or better than banks; they are just more regulated. They also put things in place so there can’t be a run on the annuity company. Annuity companies and banks are buying the same investment-grade bonds. However, unlike banks, annuity companies don’t have to sell them, so they hold on to them. Contractual lifetime income is...
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Live off the Interest: Shootin' It Straight With Stan
“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast
In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: What does it mean to live off the interest? Living off guaranteed interest When interest rates go down If you can’t live off of the interest Key Takeaways: At the time of this taping, some money markets are 4, some CDs at five, and some MYGAs at five and a half. A lot of you out there have enough funds that whatever interests you can take off of those products is sufficient, and you never have to touch the principal. There's no guaranteed return with index annuities, variable annuities, or...
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What are MYGAs?
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How MYGAs work
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Locked in MYGAs
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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.
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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.
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Some MYGAs allow you to lock in the money for a specific period of time, which is the better choice if you just want the interest to compound and you don’t plan on touching it.
"A push comes to shove MYGA… Push comes to shove, it allows you to take money out if you need it but you don't have to. But if push comes to shove, you can." — Stan The Annuity Man.
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