Even with adequate retirement savings, individuals may find it difficult to pay for assisted living costs and seek solutions from the government. To help you understand your options, we’ll explain the role of medicaid and medicare when paying for assisted living. Plus, get other helpful information on covering these costs.
If you trade securities in the stock market, the best execution rule from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) impacts you. Or, more accurately stated, the best execution rule protects you and your clients from conflicts of interest that can arise from the trade execution process.
Whether your grandkids are learning to walk or struggling through high school chemistry, now is the time to think about starting a college fund. U.S. News & World Report concludes that the cost of college is a major financial challenge for many households. That means your grandkids will probably need your help.
Read on to learn how to find out if your advisor is a broker or an RIA, what protections Reg BI offers you, and what limitations Reg BI has relative to the stricter fiduciary care standard.
Funeral planning is no one’s favorite job. It’s an already unpleasant situation that’s made worse by a confusing list of fees and requirements. As well, some funeral homes add to that confusion by withholding information or pushing you into goods and services you don’t really need.
As a financial advisor, you tackle the full range of financial situations. You might have one client who’s working to make up for a late start on retirement savings and another who’s tapped out allowed annual 401(k) contributions and needs another tax-deferred account for long-term savings. Both of those clients might rely heavily on traditional assets — equities and fixed income — as the building blocks of their wealth plan. But could the strategic use of life insurance alongside those stocks and bonds enable them to realize their goals faster or with more certainty?
Financial advisors are as diverse in their investment styles as mutual funds. Funds can range from conservative fixed income portfolios that protect capital to leveraged ETFs that amplify the ups and downs of broad market indexes. Likewise, advisors can keep their recommendations limited to varying allocations of the traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and cash — or they can employ more complex portfolio strategies involving alternative assets.
Read on for a deeper explanation of viatical settlements, what types of policies qualify, how viatical settlements differ from life settlements, how to invest in a viatical settlement, and the pros and cons of viatical settlements as investments.
Read on for an overview of how life settlements work as investments, who invests in them, the pros and cons of investing in life settlements, the types of life settlement investments, and how to get started as a life settlement investor.
If someone you love has just received a terminal diagnosis, you are likely in shock and not sure what to do next. One productive place to focus your energy is on learning more about the diagnosis, to prepare for protecting your loved one’s quality of life and ensuring his or her final wishes are honored.
Harbor Life is a life settlement marketing company. Harbor Life will refer qualified policy owners to one or several licensed life settlement brokers or providers. Harbor Life will be compensated for life settlement transactions that originate on www.harborlifesettlements.com. There is no guarantee that every user will receive an offer. The names of the Harbor Life users marketed as example transactions have been changed to protect the privacy of the user.
