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“Fun With Annuities” The Annuity Man Podcast

Fun With Annuities® Podcast is hosted by America’s Annuity Agent, Stan The Annuity Man®. Hear brutal annuity facts with no sales pitches from the top independent agent in the country, licensed in all 50 states. Author of 7 books, Stan dives deep on all annuity types and strategies. It’s fun, learning the contractual truths on how annuities actually work and if they’ll fit your personal retirement lifestyle. Listen in on how you can be livin’ the reality, not the dream.

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16 July 2025

Planning Lifetime Income for Your Spouse: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Annuities for your spouse and loved ones Throwing darts at death Planning for cognitive decline Filling in financial gaps Key Takeaways: Using a trust, you can set up an immediate annuity purchase to trigger when you pass away to provide lifetime income for your spouse using a designated lump sum. You can use annuities to lovingly handcuff your young...

18 June 2025

Ventilator Annuity Lifetime Income: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Solving for longevity risk Four products for lifetime income Focusing on guarantees Key Takeaways: There is no ROI until you die. Up until then, it’s a transfer of risk to the annuity company to solve for longevity risk. The longevity risk is the fear that you’ll outlive your money. An annuity will pay as long as you’re breathing, even if you are on a...

11 June 2025

Push Comes to Shove Annuities: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Annuities with a push-comes-to-shove feature Advantages of liquidity Balance between potential and liquidity Why flexibility matters in annuity planning Meeting diverse financial needs through annuity design Key Takeaways: Certain annuity products, such as the MYGA (Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity), fixed-rate annuity, and CD annuity, offer a liquidity...

04 June 2025

Annuity Companies Are Not Smarter Than Banks: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Annuity companies are more regulated than banks Features that protect the annuity industry There is no run on annuities How the banking crisis will affect the annuity industry Key Takeaways: Annuity companies are more regulated than banks, with features like surrender charges and market value adjustments that prevent runs on the company. Annuity...

28 May 2025

Annuity Light Switch Income Guarantees: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: Why would you want to stop taking in income? Three types of irrevocable lifetime income teams Light-switch Annuity Products Key Takeaways: There a myriad reasons why you would want to stop taking income, and there are annuity reasons that allow for this. One reason could be if tax laws change in the future and you want to shut down the income stream to...

21 May 2025

Scars of Scarcity: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: The fear of running out of money Solving the fear of running out Is FORO more important the FOMO? Using math to address FORO Key Takeaways: Most of us didn’t grow rich. We saw what it was like to live in scarcity, and today, many of us still carry those scars. Despite having millions or a portion of that, some people might still feel poor and fear...

14 May 2025

Keep Your Powder Dry Annuity Income Planning: Shootin' It Straight With Stan (TAM Classic)

In this episode, The Annuity Man discussed: The value of annuities for lifetime income planning Laddering strategy with annuities Placing an annuity inside a trust Key Takeaways: When it comes to planning for lifetime income, annuities can be a valuable tool. However, it's essential to approach annuities with strategies that allow for flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing...