Whole life insurance is well known for its guaranteed¹ protection for your loved ones after you’re gone. But did you know that in addition to its death benefit, it can also be a key part of your diversified financial portfolio while you’re living?
The cash value of whole life is a unique benefit that sets it apart from other types of life insurance. Its growth is guaranteed and can be used to help fund life’s opportunities² – whether it’s to supplement retirement income or to pay for college.
- It’s insulated from market fluctuations
- It can help protect performance of your overall portfolio
- It can potentially help reduce risk
- There are no restrictions on how you use it
Learn more here with this helpful infographic, then let’s connect to see how whole life may play a part of your whole financial perspective.
¹ All whole life insurance policy guarantees are subject to the timely payment of all required premiums and the claims paying ability of the issuing insurance company. Policy loans and withdrawals affect the guarantees by reducing the policy’s death benefit and cash values.
² Some whole life polices do not have cash values in the first two years of the policy and don’t pay a dividend until the policy’s third year. Talk to your financial representative and refer to your individual whole life policy illustration for more information.
Policy benefits are reduced by any outstanding loan or loan interest and/or withdrawals. Dividends, if any, are affected by policy loans and loan interest. Withdrawals above the cost basis may result in taxable ordinary income. If the policy lapses, or is surrendered, any outstanding loans considered gain in the policy may be subject to ordinary income taxes. If the policy is a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC), loans are treated like withdrawals, but as gain first, subject to ordinary income taxes. If the policy owner is under 59 ½, any taxable withdrawal may also be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.
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