Stan The Annuity Man |
May 2, 2013 |
Ask Stan The Annuity Man, Member Posts
Question: What should I expect an annuity to do? Why should I consider buying one? Fred from California Answer: Let me start by annoying the “annuity sales gods” by saying that you might not need an annuity. Gasp! That’s right, annuities are not for everyone even though a lot of agents have a “one size fits all” mentality when it comes to selling them. I have come up with an easy acronym to use to determine if an annuity might be a suitable and appropriate...
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Stan The Annuity Man |
April 25, 2013 |
Ask Stan The Annuity Man, Hybrid Annuities, Member Posts
Question: Stan, I have met and talked to a few agents to see if an annuity is right for me and they all keep using the word “HYBRID” to explain their recommendation. Is a hybrid annuity new? Jim from North Carolina Answer: Thanks for a very timely question, Jim. I recently addressed this “hybrid hype” issue in my weekly MarketWatch.com column (click here). I encourage you to take a look. The short answer to your question is NO. The word hybrid associated with the word...
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