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How You Can Give $1million to Charity

What are the best ways to give money to charity? Here are a few options: Sell your share in a business. Rohini Nilekani, wife of Infosys founder Nandan Nilekani, just sold some of the shares she owns in that company. She… Read More

Should I Leave Money to My Kids?

Life insurance is often purchased to leave a legacy to the next generation. People buy life insurance in order to… Take care of their family obligations Make sure income is replaced Secure their business interests Provide money to pay taxes… Read More

Would You Buy a $201 Million Life Insurance Policy?

An unnamed Silicon Valley billionaire just purchased the largest life insurance policy ever: $201 million. …And odds are you would do the same. (To give you quick background, the purchase was arranged by the SG financial services firm in Palo… Read More

Should Women Get Equal Treatment From Life Insurance Companies?

In his recent State of the Union Address address, President Obama spoke about women’s inequality in the workplace. Activist groups on both the right and the left reacted immediately. This issue is sure to be at the forefront of the… Read More

Do Bossy Women Buy Life Insurance?

Do bossy women buy life insurance? Not really. For that matter, bossy men don’t either. Why not? To start, here is the dictionary definition of bossy: boss·y1 [baw-see, bos-ee] ; given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering. In this day… Read More

Start Your Financial Education: Watch Shark Tank

Were you taught about budgeting in grade school? Any classes on finance in high school? How about a course in life insurance when you went to college? Any classes at all on what it takes to succeed in life? Me… Read More

Do You Feel Proud of Yourself?

Political commentator and columnist John Hawkins just gave America an uncompromising look at itself in Townhall.com. His essay is entitled, “5 Things America Should Still Be Ashamed of Doing.” I want to publicly thank him for the “morality check.” The… Read More

Do You Know Why Women Need More Life Insurance Than Men?

The “sandwich generation” is becoming increasingly wedged between two generations of dependents. Their children are staying home longer and postponing financial independence. At the same time, their elder parents are living longer and becoming financially dependent on them. Talk about… Read More

A Pressing Women’s Rights Issue

International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women for equality, and identifies any inequalities for future action. Here is one inequality that I think should be addressed pronto: life insurance ownership by women has not kept pace with men. Financial… Read More

Does the Cadillac Ad Make You Proud to Be Successful?

An ad that was aired during the Olympics has provoked much debate about what it means to be successful. The ad in question is for the new Cadillac ELR electric car: How it was received The editors at the Huffington… Read More