Recent assignments
- Questions about existing universal life policy
- Review of existing no-lapse universal life policy
- Design of new variable universal life policy
- Review of deferred compensation proposal
- Review of existing whole life policy
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Recent blog posts
- What Is the Marginal Tax Rate on Pass-through Business Income?
- Life Settlements Get a Boost From Tax Reform
- Tontines Are Coming, Someday
- CANNEX Announces a New Annuity Comparison Tool
- Some Nonprofits Mismanage Their Life Insurance Assets
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Recent mentions
- Darla Mercado, "This source of tax-free cash can sweeten or ruin your retirement," CNBC.com, 8/19/18
- Penelope Wang, "How to Choose the Right Amount of Life Insurance," ConsumerReports.org, 3/30/18
- Eleanor Laise, "Retirees, Schedule An Insurance Audit," Kiplinger's Retirement Report, September 2017
- Mark Miller, "Life Insurance In Retirement: Who Needs It?", Morningstar.com, 2/23/17
- Beth Pinsker, "Whom to trust when buying an annuity?", Reuters, 2/22/17
- Ben Mattlin, "Mixed Blessings for Annuities," Financial Advisor, May 2016
- Jane Bryant Quinn, How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide, Simon & Schuster, 2016
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Recent articles
- Should You Invest in Life Settlement Funds?
- Delaying Social Security benefits: A real options perspective
- Combination products: Are they worth a look?
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty: A (Second) Wakeup Call for the Financial Planning Profession
Recent presentations
- "Planning with Life/LTC Insurance Combo Products," Financial Planning Association - New York, May 15, 2014
- "Challenges in Providing Competent Advice About Annuities," NY NAPFA Study Group, November 20, 2013
- Webinar: "Understanding No-lapse Universal Life Policies," February 7, 2013
- "Opportunities and Pitfalls with Today's Life Insurance Products," AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, Las Vegas, January 21, 2013
- "An Overview of the Life Insurance Marketplace," NAPFA East Conference, Baltimore, November 7, 2012
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The fee-only advantage
Fee-only insurance advisors help people answer questions like these:
- Is my agent recommending a good life insurance policy for me?
- Should I keep this policy that I own?
- Is life insurance a good investment?
- Should I buy an annuity?
Unlike commission-based agents, fee-only insurance advisors have no financial incentive to convince you to do something. We don't sell insurance products. We help people make informed decisions about insurance, and our clients pay us to give them a complete picture of their options. We have no incentive to downplay risks or to avoid discussing a better alternative.
Almost every decision that you make affects the agent's commission, so how can you be sure that you are getting unbiased advice that is not tainted by the agent's conflict of interest?
For example, some insurance policies don't pay a commission. Some policies let the agent decide what the commission will be; if the agent gets more, you get less. Some policies have a design that makes it foolish to pay more than the minimum premium in the first year.
Fee-only insurance advisors work with your other financial advisors, including your agent, to help you make decisions that are right for you.
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