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Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

#077 - Understanding cash value life insurance and how it's sold, with Kevin Lao

Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

Andy Panko

Roth Conversion, Roth Ira, Education, Social Security, Ira, Taxes, Retirement Planning, Annuities, Pension, Financial Planning, Investing, 401k, Tax Planning

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Andy and Kevin Lao from Imagine Financial Security discuss when cash value (aka permanent) life insurance may be appropriate, and what to know about the sales processes around such products Links in this episode: Kevin's firm, Imagine Financial Security - https://imaginefinancialsecurity.com/Kevin's podcast, the "Planning for Retirement Podcast" - https://imaginefinancialsecurity.com/planning-for-retirement-podcast/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you want to know more about when cash value or permanent life insurance might be right for you

0:04.2

and also learn what to look out for when getting sold such types of insurance?

0:08.0

If so, you're in for a treat because I'll be talking about these things with special guest Kevin Lau

0:11.8

in this, the 77th episode of the Retirement Planning Education Podcast.

0:19.5

Welcome to the Retirement Planning Education Podcast, where you can learn all about IRAs and Roth IRAs, employer retirement plans, taxes, Social Security, Medicare, portfolio withdrawal strategies, annuities, estate planning, and much more.

0:34.1

And now here's your host, Andy Panko.

0:37.0

All right, everyone. Thank you, as always, for listening. We got a special treat for you today.

0:42.7

Also, first time doing this process where I am recording with someone else with me. I have

0:47.5

Kevin Lau. Hi, Kevin. Andy, how you doing? I'm super. Thanks for, thanks for coming on. So,

0:53.0

so Kevin Lau is the owner of Imagine Financial Security based out of Jacksonville, Florida.

0:59.3

He has a few different, experience in a few different places, large, large companies that really

1:06.7

help the discussion of today's topic, which we want to get into insurance, namely life insurance,

1:14.2

and it would be twofold. One is understanding when it makes sense, what type's good, what type

1:20.3

isn't for you and your particular needs, and then also kind of what to look out for in the sales

1:26.7

process and the pitch because unfortunately for

1:29.6

as valuable and beneficial as insurance products are, they are often not sold in the best of

1:34.7

ways or such as my experience. So I thought Kevin would be a great guest to have because he's lived

1:39.9

at both sides from working at one of the big places, insurance places, to a couple of them,

1:45.9

to now being his own independent fee-only firm where he does not directly sell insurance,

1:51.0

but thoroughly understands it and realizes the importance of it and can present it well

1:56.2

and analyze it well for folks who really need it to help them figure out what is the best

2:00.6

insurance for them. So Kevin, hope I frame that out well for folks who really needed to help them figure out what is the best insurance

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