Examine the different types of annuities and see if an annuity is the right fit for your retirement portfolio.
You’ve worked hard all your life, played by the rules only to have a majority of your nest egg wiped out due to something you could NEVER have controlled. For most of us, this would be devastating and possibly life-changing! For most pre retires and retirees, the #1 concern they have is fear of running [...]
"Offering retirees the chance to obtain tax-deferred growth and guaranteed income in retirement, annuities should always be part of a retirement and income specialist's tool kit." Michael Masor. Successful financial advisors understand that the days of selling a product and never seeing that client again are long gone. Instead, retirement planning has morphed into more [...]
"The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic downturn took pretty much everyone by surprise. Are you ready for the next crisis?" Tim Davis Most Americans were caught off-guard both by the swiftness with which the COVID-19 pandemic arrived and the economic disaster it birthed. While we are just beginning to see some of the consequences of [...]
"I have felt for a long time a sense of pride, a sense of victory, a sense of life achievement when it comes to our products and how they have evolved." Bill Broich The simple fact is this; our product guarantees its promises. How many products that you use in your daily life can [...]
"Will the future be surviving a financial Armageddon? Big Stock Market increases of wild Market swings that keep you up at night?" - Ray Cessna There are times in your life that you will never forget!! Dates that you know exactly where you were and what you were doing. Would your grandfather say he was [...]
"According to recent Federal Reserve research, Americans are behind on more than $600 billion in bills. Nearly one in ten of us has a debt in collection."- Teresa Kuhn. In the fourth quarter of 2020, total U.S. personal debt reached a record $14.15 TRILLION, higher than the pre-recession peak of $12.68 trillion. The debt situation [...]
"U.S. government statistics say that over 70% of Americans 65 and older will need long-term care at least once in their lives. Yet, only 33% of us understand and acknowledge that we're likely to need long-term care in the future."- Robert Cannon Various studies over the past decade indicate that Americans tend to vastly underestimate [...]
"You may be hearing more about a newer type of annuity product- the ILA, or "buffer" annuity in the coming months. But, be careful you know the pros and cons before jumping on the bandwagon."- Dave Barr With interest rates hovering near-zero for at least the next couple of years, indexed linked annuities (ILAs), also [...]
If you know the truth about America's finances, it should make you mad! Consider that One-fifth of all United States dollars ever printed has entered existence within the past year. A WHOPPING 20% of our new money supply printed within the past year! This craziness has led the Federal Reserve to expand the US balance [...]
“If you are a federal or state employee planning to retire in the next year, you should waste zero time planning your exit.”- George Politarhos If you are like most federal employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), you have numerous things to consider. Many Federal, State and local employee programs complicate retirement planning [...]
