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You can’t replace a family or the things that a family means to one another. Yet even after losing someone, you can still reach the goals you set as a family by planning for a few common needs:
 
 
Immediate Needs
 
Funeral Costs (Avg $10,000) _____________
Unpaid Medical Costs _____________
    (A)Total Immediate Needs _____________

Readjustment Needs
 
Mortgage payoff _______________
Other Loans ________________
(car, student, home equity, credit card)
 
Cash Fund for Emergencies ______________
* Survivor Income ______________
    (B)Total Replacement Needs ___________

* Consider one of these simple methods...
 
1) Determine how much annual income you will need and divide it by a conservative interest rate. Example 4%
 
12,000         /         .04         =         $300,000
Annual Income         Interest Rate           Capital Needed
 
2) 5 to 7 times your annual gross income.
 
 
Legacy Needs
 
College Fund(s) ______________
Charitable Gifting ______________
Retirement Fund _______________
Other _______________
    (C)Total Legacy Needs ______________

Total Needs A + B + C ________________

Subtract Current Cash Resources
 
Existing Life Insurance ______________
Cash ______________
Investments _______________
Total Cash Available ______________
 
*Life Insurance Needed _______________
*(substract 'Total Cash Available' from 'Total Needs')

 
There are many types of life insurance policies to meet individual needs. A few examples are:
 
  • Term Life Insurance
        - 10, 20, 30 Year Level Term, Decreasing Mortgage Term
     
  • Whole Life Insurance
     
  • Universal Life Insurance
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    Annuities allow for flexible contributions and interest earned accumulates tax free until withdrawn. The current rate is 1.75% and has a 1.5% guaranteed minimum.
     
    Life and annuity policies also qualify you for a 5% discount on your home and auto policies.

     
    Our Mission Statement: We recognize and understand that our insurance client is our greatest asset. As a result we are committed to providing our clients with the best service possible. Our clients do not purchase insurance from a company; they purchase it from another person, someone they trust, who has their best interest at heart. We firmly believe that “honesty is still the best policy.”
     

     
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