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Whole life — A new asset class to allocate?

Posted by William Byrnes on October 4, 2013


Clients who think they have seen all that whole life insurance has to offer need to take a closer look.  Insurance carriers have taken steps to bring whole life products back to relevance in today’s competitive environment.  In order to compete in a crowded marketplace for insurance products, carriers have developed options to allow clients to transform a traditional whole life policy into a flexible long-term investment product that can provide built-in protection against illness or disability.  Take a look at this entire article on Life Health Pro

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Proposals for Simplification of Life Insurance Policy Donation

Posted by William Byrnes on October 25, 2010


Valuing a donated life insurance policy can be tricky when taking a charitable contribution deduction. Detailed IRS guidance on insurance policy valuation has been confined to other scenarios, such as where a policy is sold or included in an estate.  Also complicating policy donation is the requirement that a qualified appraisal of the donated policy be included with the taxpayer’s return.

For in-depth analysis of the topic of charitable giving, see Advisor’s Main Library Section 1 F—Estate Planning Through Charitable Contributions

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