If you had a choice between inheriting 40% of Jim’s estate or 100% of Richard’s estate, which one would you...
Indexed Annuities Blogposts
Why Only 4% Withdrawal Rates If the Market Has Averaged 10%?
Many years ago, I was sitting with a client who had a $500,000 portfolio and was about to retire. He asked me...
Sequence of Returns and Sequence of Inflation Risks
This article is a bit of a preface to an article I am making for you that will come out next month. That article will...
Case Study Video: RMDs, 401ks, IRAs, and SPIAs
Below is a video where I discuss RMDs and SPIAs with IRAs as well as 401ks. There is much more to this than meets the...
Retirement is on sale with annuities by 43%!!
Many of you “Academians“ know of the 4% rule that I reference here. Some of you also know about the later-published...
Webinar Recording from August 10th, 2021: Tom Hegna!! Paychecks and Playchecks!!!
https://youtu.be/-35y7puOu1Y
Why Your Annuity Trumpet Should Get Louder As Interest Rates Decrease
I know the title of this article seems contrary to what you would think but hear me out as I discuss the “relativity...
GLWB Taxation (Written By Mystery Man)
A great friend of mine and a Retirement Academy member sent me his thoughts on GLWB/Lifetime Income Rider taxation...
The 2.8% Withdrawal Rate Study
In 2013 Morningstar put out a report that sought to update what was once the 4% rule of thumb. There are some very...
Whitepaper: Taxes and Annuities. How Annuities are Taxed
A good friend of mine and somebody that I lean on a lot is an advanced sales mastermind, and her name is Heather...
The Low Interest Rate’s Impact On Caps
As you may have read in my other article on this topic that can be found here, I mentioned that the average general...
The Bengen 4% Rule Includes Inflation Adjustments, Annuities Don’t
For the rather studious financial professionals that observe my conversation around GLWBs versus the 4% Rule, they may...
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