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John Conley |
October 6, 2017 |
Annuity Basics, Annuity Beneficiaries, Annuity Bias, Annuity Commissions, Annuity Taxes, Fixed Annuities
Now that the Powerball winner has come forward to claim her prize of $758 million (before taxes), you can’t turn on the television or radio without hearing the word “annuity.” The winner of the lottery had a very important choice to make: to take an after-tax lump sum or pay the taxes and receive income for life. This got me thinking about the number of people who don’t understand exactly what an annuity is and how it can be beneficial when used in the following...
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Morgan Hill |
August 6, 2015 |
Annuity Basics, Annuity Bias, Index Annuities
How many times have your clients or prospects told you that they had “researched” indexed annuities? Only later you discover that “research” consisted of typing “indexed annuity” into Google and reading the first couple sentences. As a financial professional who offers indexed annuities in your array of products, you ought to familiarize yourself with Google search engine results related to the product. It doesn’t take long to recognize the negative results. Indeed, much of the easy-to-access Internet literature about annuities is inherently negative. While I...
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Morgan Hill |
October 16, 2013 |
Annuity Basics, Annuity Bias, Miscellaneous Annuity Info
Have you ever considered why an industry that offers dependable transfer-of-risk focused solutions to those interested in protecting their retirement assets can generate so much hate? The industry being referenced is of course the Annuity Industry, which somehow has many people bashing it….many of which are not even exactly sure why after getting past the “annuity hater talking points” described further in this article. So why is the annuity industry receiving such flack? Is it justified? Who is spreading the sour milk? First, this article...
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