10-14-25 Annuities: Good, Bad, & Ugly
2025-10-14
Are annuities the safe retirement solution they’re sold as — or a financial trap in disguise?
Lance Roberts & Jonathan Penn unpack the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of annuities.
10:03 – Kitchen Sets & Intramural Flag Football
14:52 – Annuities – Good, Bad, & Ugly
18:08 – What is an Annuity?
20:16 – Different Flavors of Annuities
22:07 – The Ugly Truth About Early Surrender Fees
27:29 – Why Might You Need an Annuity?
31:20 – Three Reasons You’d Need an Annuity
34:36 – Annuities Should Be Planned, not Sold
38:14 – Why Buy an Annuity Instead of Investing in the Market?
41:00 – One More Reason…
43:25 – Are There Inflation-adjusted Annuities?
47:05 – Are Annuities Divorce-proof?
48:59 – Lance’s Marriage Advice
49:52 – Tax Deferral Options
51:59 – More Marriage Advice – His & Her
The AltCoin Liquidity Bloodbath
2025-10-14
Last Friday, the cryptocurrency market experienced a violent crash. The trigger was President Trump’s announcement of a 100% additional tariff on Chinese imports. The sudden and unexpected action reignited fears of a full-blown trade war. Global risk assets fell sharply. Of these, the most notable declines occurred in the cryptocurrency markets, particularly the altcoin market. …
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Market Crack Or Beginning Of Something Bigger
2025-10-11
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10-10-25 Contrarian Trade That Could Shock Gold, Bitcoin & Stocks
2025-10-10
➢ Listen daily on Apple Podcasts: The real contrarian trade is the dollar $DXY.
In this Short video, @michaellebowitz and I discuss how rapid dollar rally could catch markets off guard, forcing investors out of gold $GLD, Bitcoin $IBIT, and risk assets as money rushes back into the safety of the U.S. dollar.
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