All Episodes

March 5, 2025 5 mins

Today’s episode of The Power of Zero Show features part of David McKnight’s conversation with Caleb Guilliams and Tom Wall, PhD.

David kicks things off by addressing the liquidity issue.

Handing a chunk of your retirement savings over to an insurance company in exchange for a stream of income that’s guaranteed to last as long as you do sounds great in principle, but people often have consternation about it…

The thought of losing liquidity on a significant portion of their net worth is what prevents some Americans from opting for SPEAs and DIAAs.

David explains why a fixed index annuity can be a valuable resource to leverage.

David discusses what the annuity industry tends to do. 

In his book, Tax-Free Income for Life, David illustrates the so-called “piecemeal” internal Roth conversion.

An internal Roth conversion allows you to convert your annuity into a Roth IRA – with an amount of your choosing and over a timeframe your financial plan calls for.

Tom Wall discusses the two phases of an annuity, the accumulation and distribution phases, as well as the repercussions of the perceived loss of liquidity.

 

 

Mentioned in this episode:

David’s national bestselling book: The Guru Gap: How America’s Financial Gurus Are Leading You Astray, and How to Get Back on Track

DavidMcKnight.com

DavidMcKnightBooks.com

PowerOfZero.com (free video series)

@mcknightandco on Twitter 

@davidcmcknight on Instagram

David McKnight on YouTube

Get David's Tax-free Tool Kit at taxfreetoolkit.com

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.