The Power of Liquidity: Capitalizing with Cash
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”– Bobby Unser, Indianapolis 500 Champion
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”– Bobby Unser, Indianapolis 500 Champion
It’s not uncommon for people to write off the human life value approach as “overkill.” Clients either believe that buying insurance up to their full human life value (HLV) is simply too much money for their heirs or the number doesn’t seem real. This approach, however, can be incredibly valuable
As you know, in the early months and years of a whole life policy, the PUAs are more efficient than the base premium as far as generating cash value for the policy. While the base premium alone can take years to generate a positive internal rate of return where cash value is concerned, the PUAs are converted to cash value right away, which increases the efficiency of the policy overall.
However, after 5-7 years of funding a whole life policy, the impact of the PUAs appears to lessen. Illustrations of a policy funded with maximum PUAs vs. no PUAs at all show that, several years into the policy, the PUAs no longer have a dramatic affect on the internal rate of return of the policy.
In part one of this discussion, we discussed 10 myths about IUL. Now that we’ve dissected those myths, we can get to the truth of why you shouldn’t buy (or sell) indexed universal life insurance. <<Advisors – get a free trial of the software here>> Insurance companies have put many
One of the major problems with the agents and the companies that sell EIUL (Equity Indexed Universal Life, which is what it was originally called) or IUL (Indexed Universal Life, which is what the industry is now calling it to avoid SEC scrutiny) is the gross negligence in conveying the
At the beginning of the year, the tax law surrounding life insurance policies was shifted. Now, as we approach 2022, all life insurance companies will be shifting new policies to reflect these changes to IRS rule 7702. We’re here to break down what’s happening, and how it will affect the
When trying to explain policy loans, and Direct Recognition vs. Non-Direct Recognition life insurance companies, we like to begin with a discussion of ownership. In a mutual insurance company, policyholders are the owners of the company. Whole life insurance is not like car insurance, home insurance, or other types of
Earlier this year, we wrote about how to illustrate IUL returns in the Accumulation calculator. The reality is, IUL’s are sold as something they just aren’t—there are fewer guarantees, and a lot is still left up to risk. Now, we have a new button that illustrates another “lesser-known” provision of
By now, advisors in the industry are well aware that the life insurance industry is going through changes. The end of 2020 introduced recent changes to Section 7702 of the tax code, which hasn’t been touched in decades. While we’ve read mixed interpretations, we’re looking at the whole truth. The
Since the IUL (Indexed Universal Life insurance) came onto the scene, it’s been sold as a way to get stock market returns without taking any of the risk. In this case, the risk in question is losses in the stock market. Companies often have a guaranteed minimum interest rate. In