Is Whole Life Insurance an Effective Hedge Against Economic Tariffs?

Recent economic events are causing market volatility and uncertainty motivating many investors to seek stable alternatives for their financial portfolios. With the implementation of tariffs and the resulting market fluctuations, many are asking whether whole life insurance and other cash value insurance products can serve as effective hedges against economic instability. The short answer is …

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The Life Insurance Loan Process: A Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-step guide to life insurance loans

Life insurance loans, particularly from whole or universal life policies, offer a flexible solution for cash flow fluctuations. The process involves checking available cash value, determining the loan amount, requesting the loan, and repaying it without a fixed schedule or penalties.  Interest rates vary by policy and insurer, and loan terms are generally straightforward. Key …

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Dynamic Retirement Income Planning with IUL

IUL Retirement

Indexed universal life insurance has unique features that make it resilient when change becomes necessary. And a lesson all retirees will eventually learn is their plan during retirement will require adjustments. Today I want to highlight the versatility IUL retirement planning brings to a plan specifically focused on how the product accommodates changing needs over …

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Ohio National Whole Life Policy Historical Performance

Ohio National Whole Life Policy Historical Performance

NOTE: We originally published this blog post in 2021. At that time, Ohio National Announced it plans to demutualize and dramatically changed its dividend calculation for whole life insurance policy holders. Since then, the newly acquired company changed its name to AuguStar Life. The policyholder whose policy we used in this analysis decided to cancel …

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Is 10 Pay Whole Life Insurance Any Good?

10 pay whole life insurance may not always be the best options for building cash value

Key Things to Know 10 Pay Whole Life Insurance is a policy that guarantees a death benefit after 10 years of premium payments, making it a cost-effective option for those prioritizing a guaranteed death benefit. While it offers a lower total cost for a guaranteed death benefit compared to longer-term policies, it may not be …

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Why Paid-Up Additions Matter

If I had to pick one, and only one, additional feature of whole life insurance, it is hands down the paid-up additions feature.  Even if I lose the ability to blend death benefit, if I still have the PUA feature, I’m in a position to augment policy value.  This very special aspect of whole life …

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2023 Whole Life Company Asset Yield Trend

2023 Whole Life Insurance Company Yield Trend

A number of years ago, we stopped regularly updating various analyses we performed on the insurance industry. This, of course, brought on questions. What motivated our decision to end this practice? Was there some objective we sought to accomplish by ignoring it? Perhaps the data was no longer supporting our narrative about a strong industry …

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De-Risk Your Portfolio with Whole Life Insurance

De-Risk Your Portfolio with Whole Life Insurance

We had a really good run with the stock market over the past 10+ years. It seemed like the market was on a nonstop race to higher and higher levels. In fact, many hobbyist investors made unimaginable fortunes by launching blogs and doling out investment advice that largely parroted the long-standing ethos of the now-deceased …

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