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Author: FishBulb   😊 😞
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Subject: Annuities question
Date: 08/13/2024 11:13 PM
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I was at the neurologist’s office recently getting some brain scans done. (Fun times!)

The sonogram tech asked me what I did for a living and I said retired. She told me she had a side business of financial consulting and she could help me out with my retirement goals. She offered to sell me some annuities that would yield 6-12%.

A lot of very colorful words passed through my mind, but I just simply declined and said my finances were already in order.

Just in case, though, I thought I would run this question by the group. Generally speaking, is it a good or bad idea for someone with mild brain damage to buy annuities from a sonogram technician?
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Author: rivervalley   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 7:58 AM
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Im sorry you are dealing with health issues - but at least your sense of humor is intact. Your post cracked me up :)
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Author: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 10:49 AM
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was it the reverse commission & load w/0 redemption penalty type? very rare!

at least it wasn't DJT options.
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Author: sutton   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 12:40 PM
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It is inappropriate and unethical for a health professional or a practice/hospital employee to try and sell a patient any product during any visit.

--sutton
(This is of course entirely separate from purely medical recommendations e.g. recommending a certain type of knee brace)
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 4:09 PM
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at least it wasn't DJT options.

Just can't help yourself, even on a Financial Board.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 4:23 PM
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It was, perhaps, an unnecessary jab. But there is no denying that DJT is -so far- a disaster for investors. Their numbers suck, and the stock is worth about the same as the beginning of the year. Nothing to do with annuities, of course.

https://www.google.com/search?q=djt+stock&sourceid...

Here are the options...I don't do options, but this seems even more bleak:

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DJT/options/
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Author: weatherman   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 08/14/2024 5:05 PM
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uh no.
any annuity, no matter the ripoff, is worth something, where DJT is not.
nothing to do with DJT price action. this is fundamental, not astrology.
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Author: Mark   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Annuities question
Date: 11/02/2024 9:09 PM
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She offered to sell me some annuities that would yield 6-12%.

You could offer to tell their employer that they are selling their side-business product during business hours WHILE working with a customer/patient!
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