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A 5% myga is fantastic, but a fixed index annuity with a 10% 1st year cap sounds great too! And it offers a 1.8% annual minimum accumulation value as well. 5 year products are available, and 3 indices can be used. Don’t sleep on this “inflation fighter!” Great for 1035 exchanges from costly VA contracts…

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Remember, a fixed annuity offers no volatility to a senior’s portfolio. It’s nice to know that the annuity exists outside of the risky investment world. It’s there for that rainy day. The annuity remains nestled away from the chaotic investment account…

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How do you say, “a bull rally inside of a bear market?” These upticks are a great time to move more assets out of the market. The Fed can’t create revenue out of thin air.

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Inverted yields have always translated into a recession. It lags the markets by at least 10 months. Combine the inversion with the severity of rate hikes and we could be looking at a very severe slowdown later this year. Short term, markets go up. But the long term will face difficulties…

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The world feels like we are in a “holding pattern.” We’re in a proxy war with Russia while challenging China on geopolitical issues. Doesn’t the U.S. have enough problems currently? I think Washington is very fearful of a multi-polar world and they will do anything to stop it. But I think it’s too late. The world is moving away from the political weapon named the U.S. dollar…

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Don’t forget to eat your eggs. A recent study concluded that eggs offer some protection against spike proteins. I wonder why we have an egg shortage all of a sudden?