Uses for Life Insurance

When you’re younger, life insurance is often thought of as an income replacement as needed. But as you get older and into retirement, you might find other uses for life insurance. When thinking ahead for your estate and how it passes to beneficiaries, life insurance can prove to be a useful tool. Currently, the proceeds from life insurance are tax-free. How does that change how you include it in your financial plan? Eric outlines some of the options and benefits life insurance can provide.

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Life Insurance 101

While no one really likes to talk about it, life insurance can be an important part of your financial plan. We talk about why people cringe when they hear the term, who most needs it, and why you might want to reconsider your preconceived notions about it. Life insurance sometimes gets a bad rap, but it can be a powerful tool. If you care for someone else and you hate taxes, look at life insurance.

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Financial Main Characters and Secondary Characters

When you watch TV shows or movie, it doesn’t take long until you realize who is the main character or who is more of a secondary character. When it comes to your financial life, which strategies, products, or tools are main characters in your financial plan and which ones are secondary?

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Separating Your Money

Do you have all of your money in one place? Sometimes your money should be kept in separate funds and separate places so that it can be used for the appropriate purposes. You want to be able to access the money you have when you need it, both now and in the future.

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Rescuing Old Accounts

Do you have an old account laying around collecting dust, so to speak? Instead of forgetting about these, it’s important to find them, assess them, and get them up-to-date. It may even be an easier process than you think.

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The Three Worlds of Money

Do you know the three worlds of money? Where does the bulk of your money live? Is your money appropriately balanced across all three worlds? We’ll break it all down on this episode.

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Social Distancing For Your Finances

In order to keep safe, we’re all practicing social distancing right now. With your finances, are there some areas that need a little bit of space between them for safety and protection? Let’s run through four examples of social distancing in your financial plan.

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