In this episode, we ask:

• Would you like to read Mark’s new book, co-authored with David Barnett, The Business Fortress: How to Grow, Protect and Exit Your Business with Confidence?
• What are the three musicians?
• How are annuities like Weird Al Yankovic?
• What are annuities, anyways?
• How much income do you want a year?
• What are fixed indexed annuities?
• What’s the catch?
• What’s the upside?
• What’s enhanced flexibility with withdrawals?
• What’s a great feature for dealing with unexpected expenses?
• How about an example?
• What about new calculation methods?
• What about the highest daily value method?
• What about the performance trigger method?
• What if you can have your cake and eat it too?
• What about the income flexibility benefit?
• Why are these features coming online now?
• Who is not the right fit for an annuity?
• What are the takeaways?