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Take a P.I.L.L. Before Buying an Annuity

Stan The Annuity Man

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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Are Hybrid Annuities New?

Stan The Annuity Man

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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