There are two types of fixed annuities, immediate and deferred. An immediate annuity is exactly what the name implies, a contract with the insurance company to begin receiving income IMMEDIATELY. You have several income options with an immediate annuity. You can have income paid for a specific period of time OR you can choose to
Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs in California.
If you’re interested in learning about ways to lower your health insurance premiums, you may be interested in hearing about a new type of insurance plan that is becoming more popular these days: Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs in California and other states. These are modified PPO plans that provide comprehensive coverage but with a
Calculating Life Insurance
The question always comes up when discussing a family’s life insurance needs, “whole life or term”? For the 95% of families that need to secure “income replacement” life insurance coverage the answer is unequivocally TERM coverage. These families don’t need the cash accumulation and low face value permanent insurance, they need as much death benefit
Why Life Insurance?
Life insurance is one of those topics like religion and politics we are conditioned NOT to talk about. However, that being said life insurance is a necessary and invaluable tool in your financial portfolio, if used correctly. Regardless of what your financial planner/advisor tells you there are only two reasons for life insurance and they
Choosing the right Health Insurance plan.
Choosing the right health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime. For two critical reasons, first your choice of plan will determine the healthcare treatment you or a family member will have access to should they need medical attention AND secondly your choice can protect your family’s
Choosing the correct Life Insurance Plan
Choosing the right life insurance plan is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime. For two reasons, first proper life insurance coverage can guarantee that your loved ones will not have to suffer financially should the unspeakable occur and there’s a premature death of one of the parents. Secondly, life
How to lower the cost of health insurance premiums.
One of the easiest ways to immediately lower your health insurance premiums is to adjust the deductible on your plan. The deductible on a plan is the amount you are responsible for BEFORE the health insurance company starts paying. The general rule of thumb is the higher the deductible on the plan the lower the
What is an annuity?
After years of recommending annuities to clients, I am still amazed at how misunderstood the product is. It’s evident to all of us in the financial services industry that banks have done a terrific job of marketing CDs and insurance companies have done a terrible job at marketing and educating the general public about annuities.