If you are in dire need of financial assistance, it may be unwise to shackle yourself to costly, monthly life insurance premiums. Sometimes, it is prudent to stop paying premiums and figure out how to get cash from your policy, instead of continuing to dump cash into it. As is the case with any important decision, it is essential that you are clear about what you want to accomplish--what is your goal? If your goal is to provide a death benefit from your life insurance policy for a loved one, then think long and hard before you stop investing in this policy. However, if your time horizon is more immediate and short-term, then it makes sense to explore the best way to use your life insurance...
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As a salaried employee, go for non-refundable advance from EPF or take loan against your PPF account. You can also take a loan against your life insurance policy to tide over these difficult times As the coronavirus pandemic has stalled economic activities leading to loss of income for many individuals, various measures are being taken by the government, Reserve Bank of India and banks to provide support to those facing a cash crunch. While the Centre has allowed employees to avail a non-refundable advance from their Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), RBI has announced a three-month moratorium on term loans and credit card dues and banks are offering Covid-19 personal loans of up to Rs 5 lakh...
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After years of scrimping and struggling on a resident’s salary, the end of residency is likely to bring new financial freedom despite the health sector turmoil exacted by COVID-19. But don’t spend all of your new income right away. Even amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, when it comes to long-term financial security, young physicians should start saving for retirement and their golden years as soon as possible. That means planning now to make the best use of retirement savings accounts and other financial tools. “The financial markets are a mess right now, but don’t worry about the market gyrations. You have 30 to 40 years to grow your savings,” said Mike Hegwood, director of brokerage...
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Cash Value Life Insurance A cash value life insurance policy is basically the same as a regular life insurance policy but with one important difference: a portion of the money you pay each month gets put into a savings account that you can access in various ways as you see fit. Is there a catch? Why doesn’t everyone choose a cash value life insurance policy? We answer these questions and a few more below. A cash value life insurance policy is a little different from other life insurance policies. It’s still a life insurance policy, but it comes with a perk: a savings account that grows over time. Should you need a loan or some quick cash, you can access these funds. There are numerous...
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Can I Withdraw Cash Value from Any Life Insurance Policy? Life Insurance and Cash Value: How Does this Work? Sometimes, you need a little boost in cash flow, and the couch cushions are regrettably coin-free. That’s okay. You can sometimes find extra income in the most unlikely places. Your life insurance policy is designed to protect your family down the road, but sometimes can be used for more immediate needs. What Are Whole Life and Term Life Insurance? First, it’s important to determine what type of life insurance policy you have. A term life insurance policy is set to run for a predetermined length of time, after which it ends. If anything happens to the policyholder during the term...
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Term vs. Cash Value Life Insurance Which type of life insurance is better--term or cash value? Insurance buyers have been asking this question for generations. When choosing between these two fundamentally different alternatives, you'll need to think about the amount of coverage you need, the amount of money you can afford to spend, and the length of time you need the coverage to continue. Term insurance Term insurance is often referred to as pure insurance. Term policies provide life insurance coverage for a specified period of time. You can typically buy term insurance for periods ranging from 1 to 30 years. If you die during the policy period, your beneficiary receives the policy death...
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For many people, a permanent life insurance policy forms the cornerstone of their financial plan. It’s easy to see why: There’s the guaranteed death benefit for life, as well as benefits you can enjoy while you’re living. Cash value is one of those key living benefits, and it can be an important part of your financial plan. At the same time, cash value is one of the more commonly misunderstood features of permanent life insurance. WHAT IS THE CASH VALUE OF PERMANENT LIFE INSURANCE? Cash value is a component of a whole, universal or variable life insurance policy. It’s essentially a source of liquid funding held within your life insurance policy, and you can choose to access it any time....
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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. The Lowdown on Cash-Value Life Insurance I hate life insurance—Part 2 Updated Jun 27, 2011 2:13 pm ET A few weeks earlier, I presented a column entitled: "" that covered some information regarding my opinions about life insurance. Though I recommend Term Life Insurance without reservation, I didn't go into much detail about why I absolutely hate cash-value life insurance. This week I've decided to present that information to you, and explain why cash-value life insurance is " one of the worst financial products available." Cash-value is a life insurance policy that, in addition to providing...
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Guest Blog: Fixing the Life Insurance Marketplace A version of this guest post was originally published in the National Underwriter. The views reflected here are not necessarily those of the NCL. “The life insurance market is characterized not only by an absence of reliable price information, but also by the presence of deceptive price deceptive sales practices found in the life insurance industry constitute a national scandal.” So testified Professor Joseph Belth, an expert on the life insurance industry, before Congress in 1973. Can this statement, from more than 40 years ago, still be as true today? And is it possible for such deplorable industry practices to be occurring without being...
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The cash value insurance contract also called the cash value of the surrender or the value of the surrender is the cash amount offered by the policy owner to the life carrier of the edition after the cancellation of the contract. This term is commonly used with a life insurance contract. Cash value of the insurance contract Cash value insurance is generally agreed upon in case of early cancellations in such insurance contracts, in particular in life insurance contracts where premiums go to savings plan, such as life insurance. Such amounts will often undoubtedly be paid in case of survival only and will not be paid to the beneficiaries as part of the death benefit. The contract defines the...
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