By Ed Hinerman on May 9, 2013
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this part of the life insurance process and there are some things that have changed and some that I simply need to redunderfy. Beneficiary designations are often not taken as seriously as they should be and can end up being problematic at best and just a little disastrous ...read more
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By Ed Hinerman on January 20, 2012
Where do I want the life insurance death benefit to go if I die prematurely? That’s an easy answer for most of us. We want it to go to our spouse. We want him or her to have the money to carry on in the event we are no longer around to provide income and, ...read more
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