Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stan The Annuity Man®, by the title of this podcast, summarizes two key points of this conversation with Paul Merriman, as part of Stan’s “Fun With Annuities Podcast Celebrity Series.” Stan writes in his podcast notes, “I’d choose Paul Merriman advice over that of Warren Buffet. Once you listen to this podcast, you will know why.” Meanwhile, Paul considers Stan “a Truth Tellers among financial educators.”
They discuss:
• Making decisions that are in your individual best interest.
• Understanding what you’re trying to achieve and what you want to do with your investments in the market.
• Navigating the forks in the savings road.
• Finding your “good enough” return.
Key Takeaways:
• To be a successful long-term investor, you have to shut out all of the noise.
• There is always a “good news list” and a “bad news list” for all market decisions.
• Stay in your lane — investing takes time.
• Every stock has reason to buy, and every stock has reason to sell. If they didn’t, there would be no trade.
Connect with The Annuity Man
Website: TheAnnuityMan.com theannuityman.com
Email: Stan@TheAnnuityMan.com
Book: Owner’s Manuals stantheannuityman.com/how-do-annuities-work
YouTube: Stan The Annuity Man youtube.com/channel/UCCXKKxvVslbeGAlEc5sra2g
Fun With Annuities Podcast is hosted by America’s Annuity Agent®, Stan Haithcock, The Annuity Man®. Hear brutal annuity facts with no sales pitches from one of the top independent agents in the country, licensed in all 50 states. Author of 7 books, Stan dives deep on all annuity types and strategies. It’s fun, learning the contractual truths on how annuities actually work and if they’ll fit your personal retirement lifestyle. Listen or watch how you can be livin’ the reality, not the dream. Subscribe on YouTube (youtube.com/channel/UCFQEKHQ9wZlce1xF1YTYrsg), Libsyn (directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/theannuityman), Stitcher (stitcher.com/podcast/niceguysonbusiness/the-annuity-man-podcast#/), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-with-annuities-the-annuity-man-podcast/id1482993601), Google Podcasts (tinyurl.com/tr2jhrcb), Amazon Podcasts (https://anchor.fm/s/10bb8090/podcast/rss), and Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/26y3c7vXgnhfmErLRP3zuM).
This video is part of the educational offerings from The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, a registered 501(c)3. If you found value in this video, here are four ways to support these videos and our foundation:
1) Hit the thumbs up, subscribe and share the link with your social media and friends.
2) Sign up for our biweekly newsletter at PaulMerriman.com
3) Use our M1 Finance affiliate link if you are interested in setting up a brokerage account, using our portfolio suggestions. The Foundation will receive a one-time small fee at no cost to you. m1finance.8bxp97.net/aXrzb
4) Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation (paulmerriman.com/donate/) to support our mission to provide financial education to investors. Thank you!
Stan The Annuity Man®, by the title of this podcast, summarizes two key points of this conversation with Paul Merriman, as part of Stan’s “Fun With Annuities Podcast Celebrity Series.” Stan writes in his podcast notes, “I’d choose Paul Merriman advice over that of Warren Buffet. Once you listen to this podcast, you will know why.” Meanwhile, Paul considers Stan “a Truth Tellers among financial educators.”
They discuss:
• Making decisions that are in your individual best interest.
• Understanding what you’re trying to achieve and what you want to do with your investments in the market.
• Navigating the forks in the savings road.
• Finding your “good enough” return.
Key Takeaways:
• To be a successful long-term investor, you have to shut out all of the noise.
• There is always a “good news list” and a “bad news list” for all market decisions.
• Stay in your lane — investing takes time.
• Every stock has reason to buy, and every stock has reason to sell. If they didn’t, there would be no trade.
Connect with The Annuity Man
Website: TheAnnuityMan.com theannuityman.com
Email: Stan@TheAnnuityMan.com
Book: Owner’s Manuals stantheannuityman.com/how-do-annuities-work
YouTube: Stan The Annuity Man youtube.com/channel/UCCXKKxvVslbeGAlEc5sra2g
Fun With Annuities Podcast is hosted by America’s Annuity Agent®, Stan Haithcock, The Annuity Man®. Hear brutal annuity facts with no sales pitches from one of the top independent agents in the country, licensed in all 50 states. Author of 7 books, Stan dives deep on all annuity types and strategies. It’s fun, learning the contractual truths on how annuities actually work and if they’ll fit your personal retirement lifestyle. Listen or watch how you can be livin’ the reality, not the dream. Subscribe on YouTube (youtube.com/channel/UCFQEKHQ9wZlce1xF1YTYrsg), Libsyn (directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/theannuityman), Stitcher (stitcher.com/podcast/niceguysonbusiness/the-annuity-man-podcast#/), Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-with-annuities-the-annuity-man-podcast/id1482993601), Google Podcasts (tinyurl.com/tr2jhrcb), Amazon Podcasts (https://anchor.fm/s/10bb8090/podcast/rss), and Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/26y3c7vXgnhfmErLRP3zuM).
This video is part of the educational offerings from The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, a registered 501(c)3. If you found value in this video, here are four ways to support these videos and our foundation:
1) Hit the thumbs up, subscribe and share the link with your social media and friends.
2) Sign up for our biweekly newsletter at PaulMerriman.com
3) Use our M1 Finance affiliate link if you are interested in setting up a brokerage account, using our portfolio suggestions. The Foundation will receive a one-time small fee at no cost to you. m1finance.8bxp97.net/aXrzb
4) Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation (paulmerriman.com/donate/) to support our mission to provide financial education to investors. Thank you!
