The big problem with annuities is that Wall Street hates them, stockbrokers don’t understand them or like them, most journalists know very little about them, most salespeople only sell those from their company, and AARP only likes those they make a profit on.

So what you end up with is everything from “the work of the devil,” to just plain uninformed ramblings. It’s very hard to get the adequate information you need to make a truly informed decision.

The only way you’ll ever get the whole story is to find a Registered Investment Advisor – who has a fiduciary duty to you, and who understands market investments, too – and who knows a lot of different companies and a lot of different types of annuities.

If you can get by that hurdle, you’ll find an amazing array of financial vehicles that will do things for you that you never imagined.You’ll also be angry that no one ever told you about these before.

If you make the assumption that you have read some articles, listened to some “talking heads,” talked to a stockbroker, your neighbor or your barber, and now you know all about annuities, you will be doing yourself a huge injustice. This is your life savings we’re talking about. Do you homework.

Marc