Annuity Care
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The Fed says …
Last week, I shared my opinion that we need to stop battling over which product design is best along with which claims payment methodology is superior. You know the stuff that we battle over inside the product ring. I also stated that we need to put our focus on planning. I’ve put some thought into… Continue reading
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A Planning Problem
Quoting Bill Comfort, “A POLICY IS NOT A PLAN!” A policy is a means for funding a future obligation. That is the purpose for an insurance policy is to help people mitigate financial loss as a result of a certain event occurring. It is a risk management tool. That is all – it is a… Continue reading
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Consider the Cost
Most carriers offer some version of the cost-of-care guide or online tool. I get it. But, why are so many people still sharing the Genworth survey? They haven’t sold a policy in years and are rebranding in an effort to re-enter the market that they had to abandon in order to survive. With so many… Continue reading
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My Saturday Visit
This week, I am going to be brief. I hung out with a friend this week and got to spend time with her 85 year old father. I got to pay him a visit the assisted living facility where he “hangs his hat” in Farmington, CT. There were a few things that jumped out at… Continue reading
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Annuity Care and an IRA
A question that I often get asked is whether you can fund Annuity Care I or Indexed Annuity Care with qualified money. The answer is yes but … You need to pay attention to this because it is a big ole but. When qualified money goes into Annuity Care I or Indexed Annuity Care, it… Continue reading
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Sort Thru the Noise
In the January 2025 episode of Coffee Break, I shared information on how to locate more information about who OneAmerica Financial is … just go to oneamerica.com/about-us and you will get access to a boatload of information about the companies of OneAmerica Financial. There is a bunch of noise in the asset-based / linked-benefit LTC… Continue reading
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Break out the bubbly
We are almost at the magic time where (for most of us) the clock resets on our businesses – New Years! Let me be the first to wish you a happy, safe, and prosperous 2025! Rather than share an idea with you, I decided to talk about the New Years Resolution. The tradition of the… Continue reading
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Your LTC Plan
A few years ago, I shared a similar observation. I did a Google search on “why should I buy LTC insurance”. Once I got past all of the company ads for LTC, I came across a bunch of opinion pieces that were generally “pro-LTC” planning and using insurance as a funding vehicle, One of the… Continue reading
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Cost of Care – What Is It?
OneAmerica Financial makes boatload of resources at your disposal. One is the OneAmerica interactive cost-of-care map. This tool is something that has been available for several years. It can be found on the oneamerica.com producer marketing page and is included as a component of our NEW Asset Care Consumer Presentation by Ensight. To learn more… Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Thought
I want to thank you for the opportunity to share my ideas and insights with you. Whether or not you wrote business with OneAmerica Financial this past year, I hope that I was able to help you help your family, friends, neighbors, and clients. I’ve shared the importance of planning and some consumer facing tools… Continue reading
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Million Dollar Annuity Update
For a little over 2 years, I’ve talked about biggest secret in long-term care funding – using nonqualified deferred annuity proceeds as a strategy. I first shared with you the Million Dollar Annuity idea focusing on Indexed Annuity Care. In fact, I’ve even dedicated a specific page in Fridays with Fisher for it and have… Continue reading
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More About Planning
When most people hear the word long-term care, where does their mind go? Continue reading
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