I had a conversation a short time ago with an advisor asked him to prove to me his allocation strategy was solid enough to meet my two basic retirement objectives – income in retirement I will not outlive as well as leave some money for my children and grandchildren. It all went really well until... 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 →
Qualified Money Self-Directed Strategy
We have been talking a lot about using qualified money to fund Asset Care. That has obviously hit a chord given all the feedback that I’ve received. If you will recall, I have never said that the OneAmerica Financial strategy for funding a policy is the only way to do it. I have said 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 →
More About Qualified Money
About a year ago, I posted about funding an asset-based long-term care policy (Asset Care) using qualified money. Last week, I did the same. Essentially, it was the same information just updated to 2025 standards. Do you know what both posts have in common? The volume of feedback! One cluster was simply this – “tell... Continue Reading →
Funding LTC – Qualified Money
Heads will start exploding with this declaration, but it is a fact. Qualified money can be used to fund long-term care. That money, however, will be taxed as ordinary income when it is distributed. Simply, there is no provision in the Internal Revenue Code that allows for tax-free distributions from a qualified retirement plan such... Continue Reading →
Qualified Money & Asset Care
Earlier this month on Coffee Break, we discussed using long term care as a funding source for long term care. If you have not had a chance to check it out, please do. Remember, qualified money is rolled over into a qualified deferred annuity with OneAmerica. Upon receipt of the proceeds from the rollover, OneAmerica... Continue Reading →
Qualified Money for LTC Funding
A few days ago on Coffee Break, we discussed using long term care as a funding source for long term care. If you have not had a chance to check it out, please do. Let’s cut to the chase – too many people get their noses out of joint when they hear me say use... Continue Reading →

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