Insurance Issues

Spring Cleaning Your Financial House

Even though you think you have everything in order and in its place, your finances won’t stay stagnant. This means your financial house gets messy without you even knowing it. This week we take a look at some ways you can get a head start on your financial spring cleaning.

Life Insurance Myths

Did you know twenty percent of men die before retirement age? Is your family ready if you were killed today? Would they be taken care of the way you would want? This week we debunk some common myths about life insurance.

Blake Briscoe Interview

We were honored to have a sit down interview with Blake Briscoe, CPA and Jim Kennedy to talk about their new business partnership, Briscoe & Associates, LLC. For more information, check out: briscoeandassociates.com

COVID Fog

Refer to any news media and the headlines are teeming with news about COVID…and has been for 2 years. It is no wonder that important information about other areas of interest is getting buried. After placing a few phone calls regarding various legislation that passed at the end of 2019, I thought it might be good to revisit some important issues that may impact your planning.

Medicare Annual Open Enrollment

Get Ready! Medicare open enrollment begins October 15th. Our in-house insurance expert and para-planner Shelby Thompson joins us this week to share some important information that you need to know regarding Medicare. You don't want to miss this!

Will Your Life Insurance Pay?

There has been trouble brewing with life insurance carriers for decades now. The bottom line is this: Life insurance ain’t what it used to be, but it doesn’t mean it’s useless or not needed. It just needs to be managed.

The 70 Percent

According to the Administration for Community Living, 7 out of 10 people turning 65 will need long term healthcare services in their lifetime. Imagine working and saving your entire life only to find your income cut in half when you finally retire. Chose diligence to protect the ones you love the most. 

Is Disability a Threat to Me or My Family?

We were honored to have Kenny Russell, Director of Disability Sales with Crump Life Insurance Services join us this week as our special guest. Do you have plan is in place to protect or replace your income in the event of a disability?

10 Questions You Need to Be Asking Your Financial Advisor

Complexity can lead to confusion. Confusion can lead to inaction. Inaction can lead to lost dollars. Don’t let complexity cost you. Use these ten questions to help you find an individual you can trust to guide you in turning complexity into opportunity.

Too Much Information

As of January 2021 there are over 1.83 billion websites on the internet. There is no doubt that the instant availability of information has been life changing. However - if we aren’t careful - it could be our demise.

Do You Cut and Paste Your Decisions About Money?

Think of your 3 favorite restaurants. Now imagine the head chef from each made his/her very best dish for you. Sounds splendid, right? Now imagine if you took a big bowl and mixed these three dishes together with a wire whisk. How does that sound? Not so good, right? So why do we do that with our money? We cut and paste every strategy that sounds good and mix it all together. No matter how superb each strategy may be, when you mix the 3 they may not mesh well together at all.

Why NOT to Buy Life Insurance

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. If you died today, what would happen to your family, your business or ranch? How would everyone you love be affected? What are the reasons why NOT to buy life insurance? Find out more on this week's episode of Life Planning 101.