Marc Smith Marc Smith is in my judgment an excellent communicator and very importantly an excellent listener. During our discussions he often seemed to almost anticipate my likely next question and answer in ways that were surprisingly on the mark. While my wife leaves much of this type of activity to me, Marc also honed in on my intent to be sure of his comfort also; and again anticipate the type of responses that could help me more clearly explain what the approach was instead of leaving a sense that we just need to trust the experts. I am very comfortable working with him and believe I can in fact trust that he will protect with us in this important part of our financial retirement planning

My representative was terrific My representative was terrific. He had a great get-to-know-you personality and went over and above the call of duty to find information of particular pertinence to my situation. However, it did take 2 hours to get down to "brass tacks" and consequently I was still at a loss as to exactly what the best route for me was, after the first meeting.

What would make a investor more at ease? The overall process of the transfer over to the annuity was a simple and understanding process, but as far as me as an investor knowing where/what my money is invested in is hard to find and understand. It would make it simpler if there was a spreadsheet that could be looked at showing each stock and what percentage was invested in each stock and showing what each stock had gained and lost. A report like what is given by an employer for their employee's 401k plan.

Annuity From Hell In 2014 I responded to JD Mellberg and was contacted by a salesman named Jeff Stupar. He convinced me my current annuity was wrong and he could sell me a better-performing one. He said he was a church pastor and I trusted him. After three years of payouts from the five-year deferred annuity, which he promised would rachet-up in good markets did not go up one penny and I am in tax hell because he mixed $200k in unqualified cash with my 401k.

Addressed my needs and concerns. The representative was very informative and helpful. All I could ask for at this stage of the process.