In 2024, annuity sales rose 13% from the year prior, reaching 434 billion, according to research and consulting organization Limra. The firm says favorable economic conditions and growing investor awareness around annuities helped propel that growth. But our next guest says that annuities are not for everyone.Here with more we've got John Shrewsbury who is the Gen Wealth Financial Advisors co-owner and managing principal. John, good to have you here with us. So let's start with exactly what annuities are fo ...

What bit of advice would be maybe the most important bit of advice that I can give at this time. And it would be don't get hung up in the dayto-day. Every day you can read the news and it's some event and you're being dragged along and with that step back and see the bigger picture.That's why when I'm dealing with the these bigger pictures in in the books I write or communications like this I'm having having I want you to see the bigger picture and number two have a game plan for it a game plan like even fo ...