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With the financial markets in complete turmoil – the S&P and Dow both closed below their 1997 lows today – many investors are asking where they can safely put their money, or even grow it, after they have been burned by so-called safe investments and strategies. Buy-and-hold investors have watched their wealth disintegrate as they’ve held the so-called ‘blue chip’ stocks like General Electric, Pfizer, AT&T, Philip Morris, and Citigroup all fall to fractions of their 52 week highs; and more conservative bond investors have found their portfolios crushed by bid/ask spreads that are wider than ever or else declining mutual fund NAV values, as once AAA-rated companies and securities find themselves tiptoeing toward junk credit status and a price to match. Now more than ever, investors want simplicity, transparency, and stability, which makes it a great time to be selling annuity products to the millions of Americans who really want to buy annuity products.

What is an annuity? An annuity, in a word, is a series of payments made from one party to another for some period of time, usually as a fraction of some principle amount. In the case of annuity products, a saver will give the salesperson a certain amount of principle in return for a steady stream of income that usually will last until death or at very least until the principle has been repaid (in inflated, future dollars.) Since many fear outliving their money, guaranteed income until death is an attractive insurance policy, and is a risk that the sellers of annuities are willing to take, as the amount of the annuity takes the ‘risk’ of someone living to be 120 into account. Within the annuity universe, there are different types – fixed and variable, leveraged and unleveraged – each of which are tailored to meet a different kind of saver’s needs.

You could be making a lot of money by selling annuity products to anyone planning for retirement. Since the cost of providing the annuity payments is viewed as more or less fixed according to actuarial tables, the commissions associated with the sale of an annuity product are on par with any other insurance policy commissions, with the caveat being that principle amounts regularly exceed $500k, translating into whopping commissions for you and a great deal of comfort and security for whoever it is that chooses to buy annuity products from you.

Selling annuities is a great for you to make good money while providing much-needed peace of mind to savers who have watched their fortunes collapse.

Los Angeles is a spectacular place to live and work. Wherever you are, the opportunity to see what makes this country great is close at hand. For the LA plumbers, this city is more than a great place to visit. The Los Angeles plumber has an involvement in history, the history of a great city and the way they developed improvements to public water supplies and systems. As the world realizes how significant conservation is to the protection of the future, your neighborhood plumber can feel proud that his work supported this advancement.

While drains get unblocked, and pipes that burst get fixed, the LA plumber must keep in mind that there are new laws which regulate the way his business is performed. New regulations are being approved by state and local governments on the best way to deal with increasing water demand, and shortening supplies. The rules are changing for LA plumbers and for the individual or business client, the news is good. Your neighborhood plumber must understand the best way to get the most from your water supply and disposal. With the addition of new grey water disposal laws, and water regulation methods, an L.A. plumber is well trained in the latest advancements in “best practices” for private and commercial properties. Knowing this, wouldn’t you want an L.A. plumber to come and advise you on how to correct any issues you may currently have with your systems?

Sometimes a plumber can prepare you for the future. Did you know that there may soon be laws that enforce stricter water regulation throughout the year? What started as a “need to reserve” situation for California, L.A. in particular, may become a constant restriction on the use and disposal of fresh and grey water from all occupied systems. The neighborhood L.A. plumber may be your best investment if you want to complete some of the upgrades before they are required. Once these new laws take affect, you may find that the cost for fixing it in the future is much higher than it is right now. Plus, if you are consistent in your practice of conservation, LA plumbers may actually save you more money now, and continue to save you in the future.