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Don’t replace your Annuity until you watch this video!

Annuities have been around for ages (literally), and every 5 years or so, some new annuity feature always seems to be released as carriers find new ways to create benefits and innovate.  With these...

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How to Avoid Annuity Scams in 2014

With over 10,000 baby boomers hitting 65 every day in conjunction with the high increase in overall annuity sales (due to the fact most of these boomers need contractual lifetime income and don’t have...

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What is an “ANNUITY HATER”?

So just what is an “Annuity Hater” you ask?  To give you the basic answer, an Annuity Hater is someone (usually a financial advisor) that hates annuities usually because they simply don’t understand...

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Negative Annuity Reviews and Comments

If you follow us here at Retirement Think Tank, you will know that most of our material is “pro annuity”.  Meaning, it is upbeat, it discusses the pros (and cons) of annuities, and is focused on...

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How Much Commissions Do Annuity Advisors Make?

We often get asked how much commissions annuity advisors make upon the sale of annuities, so we thought this article would be a good read to get some insight into the different commission scales across...

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What Questions You Should Ask Before Purchasing a Fixed Indexed Annuity?

What should you do before sinking your hard earned money into fixed indexed annuities (FIAs)? First, get some background information on FIAs by doing some research. You should understand any financial...

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What Are Annuities?

You’re a first time investor, female, sixty years old. Your financial planner mentions annuities. You’re thinking, “What are annuities”? The homework begins. An annuity is a contract between you and an...

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What is Annual Reset and Why do I Want it?

This is an educational video brought to you by Retirement Servicing Group and Cal Burgess. This video shows how annual reset can work within either an Indexed Universal Life policy or Fixed Indexed...

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5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in Annuities

Investing in annuities can be tricky. Since annuities are contracts with insurance carriers, you need to understand how these contracts can work to maximize the benefit they can provide to you. You...

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The Truth about Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts (QLACs)

Ever since the IRS and the Treasury Department made the monumental announcement that longevity annuities (aka deferred income annuities, aka your own “private pension plan”) can now be allowed in...

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