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It’s not just about the price

Is buying term insurance as easy as logging on to an-online platform, and simply picking the lowest premium? Not always. As a matter of fact, it usually is not. First of all, you have the qualifying underwriting questions. A “yes”…
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The Midnight Hour

What kind of thoughts keep you up in the middle of the night? For many of us, they are financial worries. Job security. Paying bills on time. Debt. Keeping up with inflation. Underneath it all, is the nagging fear that…
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When is your turn?

by Angie Carlson| Tired of waiting for your turn to solve your money challenges? Your turn to win the Powerball.Your turn to have your money prayers answered.Your turn to not experience guilt shopping for the holidays.Your turn to ______________. Instead…
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When the nest is no longer empty

Many planners and advisers coach their clients to prepare for “Empty Nest Syndrome.” This is the time of life when the kids are out of the house and on their own. The parents no longer have to support them. This…
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Meaningful Gift Ideas for Less than $20.

by Angie Carlson| Friends with kids that could use a night out? Provide free babysitting and a $15 gift card to their favorite coffee shop so they can spend quality, kid-free time together. Have someone in your life that likes…
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A money skill that will last a lifetime

Looking for money skills that last a lifetime? Don’t rely on short term fixes. Cashing in your retirement could mean you do not have the tools or knowledge to prevent going back into debt. Transferring money from credit card A…
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The key reason why people don’t like to talk about life insurance

As you know, I am second generation in the life insurance business. My father Leon Kobrin, of blessed memory, owned and operated a brokerage in the 1950’s – 1970’s. I grew up in his agency – worked there from grade…
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How to talk to your clients about life insurance

Financial advisors and coaches frequently ask me for advice on how to talk with their clients about life insurance. I am always gratified to hear that. Life insurance secures your client against the life hazard that can have the most…
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Kind Of…

by Angie Carlson| Kind of driving. Kind of parenting. Kind of pregnant. Kind of sleeping. Kind of telling the truth. Kind of lying. Kind of making progress. Kind of eating healthy. Kind of budgeting. Kind of working out. Wishy-washy decisions…
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When is vanilla not vanilla?

Financial advisers and coaches ask me this question on a regular basis: “If we have a ‘plain vanilla’ client – young, healthy, with no high-risk factors – should we still send them to you for life insurance?” The answer course,…
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