Services: Life Insurance
Life Insurance In Retirement
Life Insurance In Retirement?
Does your family rely on you for money? It’s probably a good idea to look into getting life insurance in retirement. You want to leave your loved ones with a legacy and be able to enjoy your retirement at the same time. And, thankfully a single product can be used to accomplish both of these tasks. The right type of life insurance may make this and a host of other benefits feasible.
Life insurance comes in many forms. Which type best fits your particular circumstances? We can talk about this and other important retirement-related topics if you reach out to us to schedule a meeting. Generally, we would recommend utilizing indexed universal life (IUL) insurance in retirement.
Benefits of Life Insurance In Retirement
Using life insurance in retirement comes with a number of features. Firstly, let's discuss the benefits of these products that will help you during your retirement:
- The cash value of your insurance policy will remain protected, even in the event of a market downturn
- With an IUL, cash value growth is based on the performance of a market index
- You have the option to “lock in” what you accumulate
- Tax-free* growth, and tax-free* access to your principal & interest
- There are no fees or fines for accessing your cash value before the age of 59 1/2
Benefits offered to your beneficiaries after you pass away, meanwhile, include:
- Immediate death benefit, avoiding probate court
- The death benefit is tax-free*
- It can be received as a string of payments, or as one lump-sum
- Furthermore, the death benefit may be much higher than the premium paid