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How to Plan Retirement Income
It occurred to me recently that 2018 marks a milestone anniversary for me. I've now worked professionally in the financial services/insurance industry for 10 years. That's 10 years of being paid to
Continue readingIndexed Universal Life Insurance Pros and Cons
There are so many questions floating around the internet that center around indexed universal life insurance pros and cons. Indexed universal life insurance is the hottest thing going in the life insurance
Continue readingWill Your Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policy Produce an 8% Average Return?
Last week we discussed the probability of achieving various returns on a passive investment in the S&P 500. This week I want to take a similar analysis and direct it to indexed universal life insurance.
Continue readingWhat are your Odds of an 8% Average Return on Investment in the Stock Market?
When you start your career in the financial/investment industry there are a few tenants you learn quickly and never question. Compliance runs the show–resistance is futile. 8% is the return we assume
Continue readingIPB 102: Is Index Universal Life Insurance Market Neutral?
We like life insurance because it marches to its own beat. In other words, when CNBC is reporting panic over Facebook, life insurance carries on almost as if its never even heard of Mark Zuckerberg.
Continue readingLife Insurance Guarantees: A Big Misinterpretation
Few aspects of life insurance are more misunderstood than the guarantees of a permanent life insurance contract (particularly whole life insurance). You wouldn't believe many of the claims we've heard
Continue readingHow Does Life Insurance Create Retirement Income?
We all understand that life insurance provides a death benefit, but its ability to offer additional financial resources are spectacular and often understated. If you've researched the topic of life insurance
Continue readingAre Whole Life Insurance Policies Worth It?
Our focus within the life insurance industry is helping our clients maximize the potential for cash surrender value accumulation of whole life insurance and indexed universal life insurance policies. In
Continue readingIPB 095: When a Lower Rate of Return Gives You More Money
“Whole life insurance/universal life insurance is a terrible investment because the rate of return is horrible.” We've heard that before. You don't have to wander the interwebs far to find
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