Friday, September 1, 2023

Advisors use different words to sell “annuities”

 

Have you decided what to do in your ‘next life?’

If you are 60 right now, you have a roughly 50% chance of reaching age 90. That is 30 years! 30 years qualifies as another ‘life.’ If you don’t need to work, you need to make an important decision instead of just taking ‘one day at a time.’ You can make a valuable contribution to your community, business or whatever you chose. I do taxes for the AARP tax prep program every year. I love helping people get over their fear of taxes. Some actually take me seriously and do their taxes themselves. I volunteer for other community activities depending on the need and my interests. Those projects are a choice and I am glad I made them. I could have chosen to travel a lot or work in retirement but those were not in my interests. We have chosen to live as homeowners and not renters, which takes a lot of time maintaining and upgrading a property. I am currently helping my daughter get her new business interest going. I write and publish stories, books and a blog so I have than enough to keep busy. Of course we maintain our ‘constitutional’ by walking or hiking every day. Health is important to my family and we are blessed by have longevity in our family history.

Make a plan for you ‘next life’: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Plan-Live-to-Age-100/dp/1548180793

 

Is now a great time to invest in a Gold IRA

The problems: an IRA is for long-term investments that grow tax-deferred and are then taxed as income when the account is distributed, presumably at a lower tax rate. IRA accounts do NOT protect your stock capital gains when you start withdrawals. Thus you do not take advantage of the lower taxes on gains—you are converting the gains to income which may be taxed at a higher rate. Gold as an asset has a poor long-term growth potential because it is considered a speculative commodity. It is NOT a ‘safe’ investment for retirement since a gold fund or ETF will earn less than the cost of inflation. Stocks have averaged 10.43% annual total return between 1970 and 2022, according to an analysis by Securian Asset Management. Gold had a 7.7% return over the same period. Gold has wild swings in value like stocks. Real returns (after inflation) for stocks are 6.47% vs 3.74% for gold. Only stocks have provided the buying power for your retirement (AFTER inflation is subtracted). Stocks pay dividends. Stock capital gains will cost you less in taxes than those in an IRA when distributed. Fear not company growth drives gold investments.

https://www.amazon.com/Money-Ball-Investing-Winning-unfair/dp/1548831409/

 

Annuities you may not like

The single-premium immediate annuity provides a stream of payments to support your retirement fund. However, you give up control of your money so if you needed the money back, it would cost you up to 10% of your balance. Also, this contract may not provide a death benefit to your heirs so if you die before you have received all your account balance (including any accumulations), they would not receive anything. There are variable annuities that put your money into an investment that might lose money. Over long periods, this is unlikely but you are not guaranteed your money will grow. Some annuities are sold with high fees and charges that may not be disclosed completely at purchase. Over time, 2-3% total costs can destroy your income expectations from the product. In a variable contract, your costs can exceed your earnings. There are many companies and many different annuities. Some of the most expensive and poorly structured contracts are offered by what are called captive financial institutions. If you are dealing with an agent of this type of seller, you may pay more for the worst annuities. Your agent is being incentivized to sell the institution’s products instead of recommending a better option from a different financial institution. Your independent agent should shop around for the best deal for you not them.

Alternative: https://www.amazon.com/NO-Cost-Annuity-Years-Income/dp/1508487308/

 

Advisors use different words to sell “annuities”

Advisors entice us with the promise of a guarantee income so that we can maximize our Social Security benefits. As we know, if we wait to start SS benefits, we will receive a lot more for the rest of our lives. An annuity is a costly way to provide this short-term income that works like a pension. Advisors hear “annuity” when we say we don’t want to be a burden to our family later in life. With a guarantee income for life, we can feel like we keep our freedom and dignity. There are better ways to maintain our freedom. Most annuities keep our money if not used. When we say we are afraid of running out of money, an advisor promises a lifelong income annuity. However, this guaranteed amount can be cut in half by inflation before you use up your money. When you say you must make sure you can cover expenses, your advisor thinks of guarantee lifetime payments. But the amount of each payment may be reduced by inflation. There are ways to increase the amount to outflank inflation. When you say you want to leave a legacy to take care of your family, the seller of annuities has the perfect answer—an annuity can have a death benefit rider. This death benefit costs more than a tax-free mutual fund legacy. When you die your account passes tax-free because of the stepped-up basis for tax purposes. Finally when you fear the effects of inflation or market drops, the advisor proposes having a guaranteed tax-deferred lifetime income. Sounds good but an annuity may not provide the LEVEL of income you need as you age. Stocks are the best guarantee to beat inflation over time so we must use some of our portfolio to stay invested in the market and some to provide enough income to cover our expenses. We can create a guaranteed income plus build our wealth: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Buy-That-Annuity-Guaranteed/dp/1466494573

 

 

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We can apply for Social Security online: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/

We can apply for health care online: https://www.healthcare.gov/

 

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