November 17, 2020 - Blog / Financial Strategy, Insurance, Investment, investments, life insurance, Principles, whole life insurance
“You should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don’t know what the future is going to hold.” -Ray Dalio So you’ve conquered the your local real estate market. You’ve got 6 or 8 rentals, each earning cash flow. Congratulations! Now… what if a natural disaster decimates the area, or if the…
November 12, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, annuities, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, Opportunity Costs, pension plan, permanent insurance, Principles, Retirees, retirement, Retirement Savings, Savings, Taxes, whole life insurance
One of the biggest fears people have is running out of money in retirement. And for many Americans, this is a very real risk, not an irrational phobia. If you are a reasonably healthy 65-year-old non-smoker, actuarial tables estimate you’re likely to live to age 86, as a man, and 89, as a woman. And…
September 13, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, annuities, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, Opportunity Costs, pension plan, permanent insurance, Principles, retirement, Taxes, whole life insurance
The interest rate on an investment or financial product is important, but it’s not the only thing that matters. It’s one principle of financial strategy among many that should be considered before committing to a financial course of action. There is more to financial strategy than searching for the highest rate of return on a…
September 6, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, annuities, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, Opportunity Costs, pension plan, permanent insurance, Principles, retirement, Savings, Taxes, whole life insurance
What does the principle of certainty mean to you when it comes to your financial strategy and the investments and products you choose to purchase? Are you thinking about whether or not your money will be available when you want to use it 5, 10, 20 years down the road? When you are analyzing whether…
August 9, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, annuities, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, Opportunity Costs, pension plan, permanent insurance, Principles, retirement, Taxes, whole life insurance
Whole life insurance is a terrible investment… They said with authority. First, whole life insurance isn’t an investment, unless of course you consider it an investment in securing the foundation of the rest of your entire financial strategy. Second, compared to what? That’s a great question to ask whenever somebody makes an assertion about how…
June 13, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, annuities, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, Opportunity Costs, pension plan, permanent insurance, Principles, retirement, Taxes, whole life insurance
Avoid losses and keep more of your money. What has a greater impact on your ability to build wealth: higher rates of return or reducing costs? While seeking out investments with the highest rates of return seems more exciting than figuring out how to avoid losing what you already have, it is the latter that…
A friend of mine asked how positioning high cash value whole life insurance as a tier one asset would be beneficial to a younger person planning to retire from W2 work at an early age. Great question. Cash flow is the gasoline that fuels your businesses and your personal economy, and it’s one of the…
April 11, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, permanent insurance, Principles, whole life insurance
This was a message sent to subscribers of my newsletter this month. I thought it was worth sharing here: I hope you and your family are safe and healthy during these unsettling times. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of the economy, the stock market, and the way we work and go…
March 8, 2020 - Blog / actuarial science, Financial Strategy, Insurance, life insurance, permanent insurance, Principles, whole life insurance
Myth-whole life insurance has a terrible savings rate Here’s another quote found on social media that makes me want to pull my hair out: “…it’s (whole life insurance) got a terrible savings rate…” When I hear this statement, the first question that comes to mind is, “Compared to what?” Never mind the fact that the…
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