Annuities: A Mistake for Investors and a Conflict of Interest for Advisors

The fight against misinformation about annuities continues this week after an investor opens up to Paul about their biggest investment mistake. Paul finds an article claiming that annuities can help investors fight inflation, and he explains why annuities are often a mistake for investors and a conflict of interest for the people selling them. Later in the episode, Paul explains why you want to be educated about the investing process and the unfortunate reality that most of your financial education has been on the products, not the process. 

 

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