Speak with an experienced advisor! 415-294-5454 Speak with an experienced advisor! 415-294-5454Whole life insurance is a type of Cash Value life insurance that mixes an investment/cash account with the insurance. The other main type of life insurance is term life insurance which is pure insurance with no cash account. The debate between Whole Vs Term insurance is the focus of this website.
Whole life insurance is typically 8 to 12 times more expensive per year. According to the Wall Street Journal has a high incidence of clients abandoning their policies. Because of the costs and complexities whole life insurance is probably not for most Americans.
There are however a couple of great reasons to consider purchasing whole life insurance such as funding special needs trusts and for truly extremely wealthy Americans. Some people that can not quality for term life though may need to buy a form of whole life as that may be the only option available to them.
If you are considering purchasing any form of life insurance it is best that you check the Financial Strength Rating of that insurer.
The world of life insurance is confusing, do not get lost.
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The theory of Buy Term and Invest the Difference is one that has been around for decades. In this article we take this theory and put it to the mathematical test. How does it do? What are the benefits of BTITD? The real story and numerous comparisons. Which is better Whole Life or Buy Term and Invest the Rest.
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Single Premium Life Insurance is a type of whole life insurance. This whole life insurance policy has a death benefit that should (in theory) last forever but have a but one single up front life insurance premium payment. If you are considering buying life insurance, and this site has not yet talked you out of it, than single premium life insurance may be your best whole life option. Single premium is but one type of limited pay life insurance.
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