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The Truth About Annuities

Rick Graham

The truth about annuities is that there is not so much a good or bad annuity as much as a good or bad fit for your personal situation. There are many different types of annuities and dozens of insurance companies offering them. There are literally hundreds of different annuity product options. It can be very challenging to understand and compare products. To begin with, an annuity is a contract issued by an insurance company to meet specific financial goals, wants, or needs. It’s a contract...

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Annuity Realityville Is A Place Far Away From Wall Street

Stan The Annuity Man

Annuities are the curse word of the financial industry.  Because of decades of bad selling practices, annuities have earned their bad reputation as “too good go be true” products that aren’t what they were pitched to be by the typically aggressive annuity agent. This negative stigma is unfortunate because annuities have their appropriate place in a lot of portfolios if you fully understand how they work, and how they should be allocated to compliment your current holdings.  The past is the past, so let’s take...

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Tom Penland Joins the Annuity123 Network of Retirement Counselors

Stan The Annuity Man

Annuity123 is excited and honored to report that Tom Penland has joined the Annuity123 network for the benefit of consumers in Southern California who reference this unique website for obtaining personalized retirement planning guidance.  Please see below for an overview of Tom’s practice. Agent Name:  Tom Penland Company Name:  Greenline Associates Brief Business Description: At Greenline Associates we are committed to helping people that have worked hard, saved money and are now concerned about that money lasting as long as they do. Also those that...

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