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‘It’s good to be old’: I’ve been invited to a dozen free meals that turn into annuity sales pitches. Should I stop going?

‘It’s good to be old’: I’ve been invited to a dozen free meals that turn into annuity sales pitches. Should I stop going?

marketwatch.com 03.11.2026 14:31 5 views

Are prediction markets overhyping Democrats’ Election Day odds? Salespeople typically push annuities, Medicare plans and estate-planning services. So far in 2026 we have been to roughly a dozen of these free meals, and I’m going to four more in the next few weeks.

Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Shopify’s stock slides after earnings. This is what’s worrying Wall Street. 3 signs cash-strapped consumers are nearing a ‘spend-pocalypse’ that would hurt the economy ‘It seems bizarre’: We’re in our 80s with $950,000 in traditional IRAs.

Why is our adviser pushing Roth conversions? 11 bargain-priced stocks of companies that have huge growth potential over the next two years Wall Street’s most hated stocks are faring far better than its favorites Quentin Fottrell is MarketWatch's managing editor for advice columns and writes the column The Moneyist. You can follow him on Twitter @quantanamo. Intraday Data provided by FACTSET and subject to terms of use.

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