Category: Insurance

COVID Fog

COVID Fog

Refer to any news media and the headlines are teeming with news about COVID…and has been for 2 years. It is no wonder that important information about other areas of interest is getting buried. After placing a few phone calls regarding various legislation that passed at the end of 2019, I thought it might be…
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January 18, 2022 0
Outgrown

Have You Outgrown Your Advisor?

A fellow advisor once told me a story about trying to help his grandmother with her life planning. “She refused,” he said. “She insisted that John, who had been her advisor and friend for years, was doing just fine for her. Besides, she couldn’t take away the business from a lifelong friend.” He continued by…
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December 27, 2021 0
Life Insurance

Will Your Life Insurance Pay?

“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase we often hear that is claimed to be an interpretation of a traditional Chinese curse. I can say this honestly gave me a giggle in light of the times in which we live. However, it is not just a Pandemic that makes these times interesting. There…
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August 30, 2021 0
Moving

5 Things to Consider Before Moving in Retirement

Moving in retirement – or even right before you retire – can bring its own set of surprises… and some may not be so pleasant. Here are five things you may not know that you don’t know that could end up biting you: #5…Financing…Lending has changed significantly in the past decade plus. Former Fed Chair…
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August 2, 2021 0
Disability

Is Disability a Threat to Me or My Family?

When it comes to suffering a disability, we all tend to think that “It can’t happen to me!” In fact, when assessing their own chances of becoming disabled, most people believe their odds of becoming disabled for at least 3 months are 1%.1 News Flash: More than 25% of today’s 20-year-olds will become disabled before…
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June 1, 2021 0
Literacy

Financial Literacy

Unfortunately, this a question being asked by young adults – well, adults in general… parents and grandparents included. Although it should be, financial literacy is not a course in most schools. When considering the need for financial literacy, I am reminded of this: “What you tolerate today, you will accept tomorrow. What you accept today,…
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May 17, 2021 0
Checklist

Year-End Financial Planning Checklist

Fall/Winter is an ideal time to examine your financial health and update your financial plans. Here is a list of important things to review that might make a difference in your year-end review and plans for next year. Check all that apply. If you have any questions or concerns, we will be happy to go…
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December 28, 2020 0
Umbrella

Why NOT to Buy Life Insurance

There are a number of reasons: It won’t happen to me—I’m not going to die anytime soon. I have more important financial priorities. I don’t want to think about dying! I’m healthy. I can get it later. Did you notice the one word common to all of these reasons? You don’t buy life insurance for…
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September 7, 2020 0
COVID

COVID 19: The Personal Finance Test of a Lifetime

Perhaps you will be able to weather through this pandemic financially, but chances are that someone close to you will not. Pass this along. It may just save someone’s financial future. Transunion is monitoring the financial impact on U.S. Consumers weekly. In their latest report using data from the week ending March 30th, 3 out…
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April 13, 2020 0
Insurance

Understanding Life Insurance

Life insurance may be the most complex financial product in existence – but why should this matter to you? Less than a year ago, we received a call that a good friend had just suffered a massive heart attack and was in open-heart surgery. By God’s grace this man is fully recovered and thriving. However,…
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February 11, 2020 0

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