HOW MUCH LIFE INSURANCE???

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How do we figure out how much insurance we might need?

Some say 10x your annual income
Some say how much do you need to pay off the house
Some say, pick a number out of the sky...

But consider using the concept of: D.I.M.E.

D = DEBIT (what needs to be paid off in event of death?)
I = INCOME (what income does your surviving family need?)
M = MORTAGE (what do you owe on your mortgage?)
E = EDUCATION (what are your college funding plans?)

*** The best way is to ask for a needs assesment based upon your actual goals. This is provided FREE upon request.

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Universal Life Benefits

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Life Insurance - Overview

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Overview
Most advisors recommend an amount between 5 to 10 times your salary. Life insurance is simply intended to cover the financial risk of death. In general, anyone who wants to make sure that their family does not have to change its lifestyle after his or her death needs to have it. Life insurance has several variables: duration of coverage, frequency and stability of payments, as well as payout method and amount of coverage.

You can use simple rules of thumb, but a real evaluation of your needs should take your whole financial picture into account. Most advisors recommend an amount between 5 to 10 times your salary. Feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about developing a financial plan.

What Life Insurance
Is Not Life insurance, unfortunately, is sometimes marketed as something it is not. Life insurance is not an investment. Some forms of life insurance have investment components to them. However, these forms of insurance still must pay death benefits and cover the attendant risks in order to work.

Self-rating Your Health
How to shop for life insurance
Bear in mind that you are not guaranteed a health rating or premium level until all the information has been collected and reviewed by an underwriter. Predicting a person's health rating is difficult yet very necessary for budgeting. The most common mistake most people make is they "guess" a better health rating than they will actually receive. This can result in a bad "surprise" later.

Supplying information to the insurance company can be a delicate process. The assistance of an insurance agent or advisor is almost always a huge help during this process. Fortunately, having help picking and getting a policy costs you nothing, and can save you a lot.

Are you ready to get started?
CORBIN LINDSEY
(425) 280-9169
corbin@lindseyadvisors.com