Here is a little nugget that is often overshadowed with false optimism. It comes in a few different forms but ultimately boils down to people thinking that it will not happen to them. Regardless of the reason – people believe that they are exempt from a long-term care situation. Worse yet is the cluster of... Continue Reading →
Funding Flexibility
One thing that makes Asset Care unique in the Asset Based long term care space is its funding flexibility. One of the more “famous” approaches is utilizing the only turnkey solution for funding using qualified money. That’s not what I am going to discuss today. As you are hopefully aware, Asset Care accommodates both single... Continue Reading →
Asset Care – Informal Care Discussion
In last week’s Fridays with Fisher, I discussed one of the conversations that occurred during the Asset Care 2024 rollout meetings in New Jersey. The discussion related to inflation and including it for an older client (closer to 70). Today, I want to share another conversation from the meetings. Before I get to that, I... Continue Reading →
Consider the Funding Source
In last week’s Fridays with Fisher, I spoke about “self-directing” money from a qualified account into Asset Care premiums. I also advocated establishing a “protection bucket” as a dedicated pool to provide your primary resources for paying for long-term care services. I want to jump back into the “self-directed” funding discussion again. I believe that... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Cost of informal care
As you can tell, I have focused much of my Fridays with Fisher discussions on informal caregiving. This is inspired by the changes to Asset Care where informal care is covered benefit with a zero day elimination period! To learn more about the informal care benefit with Asset Care 2024, contact my internal sales partner... Continue Reading →
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 →
Happy Holidays
I hope that you and your family have a safe and happy holiday season. For all that you do, and all that you will do to help your clients secure their lives, build their futures, and ensure their legacies - thank you. My friend's daughter, Lindsey Taft performed this song specifically for you - please... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Fridays with Fisher 
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