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A frequently overlooked aspect of a client’s life insurance is proper alignment with their estate planning goals. Between the typical set-it-and-forget-it mentality and a simple beneficiary approach ...

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Insurance can help affluent families with estate planning, tax mitigation and building a legacy for future generations ...

Life insurance strategies could help wealthy families remove assets from their estates while acting as the collateral for loan financing and a source of tax-free distributions. Processing Content ...

In “Is Your Marketing Message Missing the Mark?” I observed that agents in the middle market who use estate planning as a pathway to sales were wasting their time. That’s because the merely well-to-do ...

Life insurance is commonly purchased to provide financial support for the policyholder’s loved ones in the event of an untimely passing. It acts as a legacy planning tool that can provide funds for ...

As life evolves your estate plan needs to be updated. Life events such as moving, getting a new job, having a child or grandchild, selling a major asset, or experiencing a medical condition can ...

Richard Rosen is a financial planner and an expert in writing about financial planning topics. He has 20+ years of experience as a CFP®. Hans Daniel Jasperson has over a decade of experience in public ...

Life insurance can be a valuable tool to help you control your financial legacy. The death benefit can be used to continue a business, pay estate-tax bills, leave money to heirs or donate to a charity ...