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How To Generate $82,000/Year GUARANTEED Using Deferred Income Annuities - Curtis Cloke
Episode 88022nd May 2026 • BetterWealth with Caleb Guilliams • BetterWealth Media
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Meet the man who pioneered one of the biggest developments in the retirement planning industry. Curtis Cloke, a financial professional of 30 years and the man who's credited with pioneering the Deferred Income Annuity, or DIA as it's called. In this interview, Curtis shares the story of how he developed the game changing retirement tool and gives an example of the "Buy Income, Chase Alpha" strategy which allowed him to generate $82,000 a year of Guaranteed Income, and invest more aggressively with the remaining savings he has, instead of tying it up in the market.

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00:00 Interview Teaser

01:18 Curtis Cloke: Retirement Industry Legend

03:42 The 1999 Discovery

05:08 Deferred Income Annuity (DIA)

13:30 How the DIA Was Named and Developed

20:45 Timber Harvesting

23:05 Why Doing the Right Thing Pays Off Long-Term?

28:12 Legacy vs. Money in Financial Services

36:15 Guaranteed Retirement Income Early

39:35 Diversification and Insurance Company Protections

42:10 Why Annuities Are So Misunderstood?

43:35 Fisher Investments vs. Annuities Debate

45:20 Problem With Calling All Annuities “Bad”

50:05 42 Different Types of Annuities

54:35 Responding to Dave Ramsey’s Criticism

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