Qualified retirement plans, group term life and group disability insurance plans are normally structured to provide the same benefit formula across the board for all covered employees. This results in reverse discrimination against highly paid executives due to benefit and contribution caps. However, there is a way to pay executives…
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Nearly all (99.9%) of American companies are small businesses, according to a study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Yet of those small-business owners have a plan to exit their companies – even as many of them plan to retire in the next decade. This could lead to valuable time and…
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When a business owner dies, many questions arise and the owner’s death is often followed by some level of panic as those left in charge try to determine the answers. Here are answers to some common questions, as well as options for consideration as you turn the page on the…
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You know when you turn on the television or radio and hear the ads for affordable life insurance from different instant-issue life insurance companies? Have you ever looked at the websites of those firms and seen what they offer? Ever wonder if all of it sounds too good to be…
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Join Oswald Companies, Cincinnati Insurance Company, and John Hancock on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET at Dead Low Brewing Cincinnati, for a complementary continuing education program as we discuss life insurance, wealth management and estate planning. Agenda Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. – Retirement Income Backstop…
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Executive leaders today face unique challenges when it comes to saving for retirement. The amount they can put aside through their employer’s qualified plan is often far from what they need. Furthermore, if participation by rank and file employees in an existing plan is not high enough, or the plan…
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Life insurance, given that it could provide tens of millions of dollars tax-free at someone’s death, should warrant the same consideration and attention as any high-value asset. As such, financing the premiums for a large acquisition of life insurance should be considered. Many families use life insurance as an asset…
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For over 20 years life settlements have been a little known, yet powerful tool that provided individuals over the age of 70 a way to unlock value in their existing life insurance policy. In its basic form, a life settlement transaction involves a policy owner, the seller of the life…
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WATCH FULL WEBCAST (Password: lifeinsurance1!) As a successful family plans for the future, leaving a legacy is the crowning achievement. Watch here for an in depth look at today’s life insurance marketplace. Jeff Wasserman will give us insight on current tax laws, planning and strategies to maximize protection for your…
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Given current tax laws, we find that fewer families are concerned about paying a large estate tax upon death. Because of this, the planning focus has shifted from estate tax planning to estate preservation. The cost of long-term care is skyrocketing, and with people living longer, the cost of care…
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