Guns and gun violence are a huge part of our society. If you work in the life insurance business long enough, and you handle enough different cases, you will come across them. I have seen firsthand the trouble they can…
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D’var Torah for the Shloshim of Leon Kobrin, Aryeh Leib ben Chaim8 Adar 5773 / February 18, 2013 My Father’s teachings My father preached the importance of a number of principles related to the “self.” One of these was “Know Thyself”. …
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People are going crazy with selfies. President Obama raised quite a stir with his selfie at Nelson Mandella’s memorial service. Then, baseball star David Ortiz raised a ruckus with his selfie at the White House. All harmless fun, however inappropriate.…
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When someone passes on, we should think about the impact that person had on our lives. When a figure the stature of Margaret Thatcher dies, people will be considering her impact for many years to come. I greatly admired the…
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One of the primary reasons why people buy life insurance is to pay for their kids’ college. Let’s suppose Mom and Dad have been putting away money for that expense. Tragically, one (or more horribly, both) meet an early demise.…
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Good questions indeed. Norwegian sky diver Anders Helstrup is probably asking them right now (if he isn’t, I’m sure his wife is). Did you catch the video he recently posted on Youtube? It shows him sky diving, when – literally…
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Many people buy term life insurance because the price is typically lower than permanent insurance. Of course, that low price is guaranteed for a set amount of time (as opposed to the life-long guarantees that are available with whole life…
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Okay, here is the situation: you’re a doctor, and you want to buy into a new practice. You have been approved for the bank loan, but the lender wants you to have life insurance in force to cover the debt.…
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Back in my college days Consumer Reports was essential reading. If you wanted to be socially aware, and patronize socially responsible companies, you read it. If you wanted to get good value for your money on every purchase, you read…
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When I first started my sales practice, one of my first clients was Mrs. W. She was an elderly woman who lived on a fixed income. She was a very strong believer in life insurance; every time she had a…
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