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Retirement Risks

{1:00 minute to read} In mountain climbing, the goal for most people is to get to the top. The challenge, however, is that once you are at the top, you need to make it back down to the bottom. In the movie Everest, which documents an expedition by a group of climbers, getting down the mountain […]

Michael Fliegelman, CLU, ChFC, AEP, CLTC, RFC Founder / President, Strategic Wealth Advisors Network (631) 262-9254 Connect with me Follow me on Michael@SWANWealth.com www.SWANWealth.com Please note that the information being provided is strictly as a courtesy. Always confer with your CPA prior to attempting to take any tax deduction. Michael Fliegelman is not a CPA, nor should the contained be considered tax “advice”.

By |2022-01-07T18:30:00+00:00October 21st, 2015|Blog, Retirement Planning|0 Comments

Life Insurance Product Spotlight

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and I urge each of you to take a look at your life insurance. In the August 9 issue of the Wall Street Journal, an article featured a couple of retired school teachers in upstate New York who, years ago, when interest rates were significantly higher, purchased a type of insurance product that was based upon those interest assumptions. Unfortunately, their life insurance premiums went up significantly because of the low interest rate environment that exists now.

By |2016-10-23T00:20:27+00:00September 25th, 2015|Blog, Insurance Planning, Product Spotlights|0 Comments

Life Happens. Are You Prepared?

{1:00 minutes to read} September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Other assets that you purchase, such as investments, real estate, or property, get reviewed and managed as a matter of course. But when it comes to life insurance, many times people just buy it, put it in a drawer, and leave it there.

By |2016-10-23T00:21:16+00:00September 25th, 2015|Blog, Insurance Planning|0 Comments

What the Low Interest Rate Environment Means for Your Estate Plan: Life Insurance Premium Financing

{2:30 minutes to read} In a prior blog, we talked about a concept that is still very popular today called life insurance premium financing. Life insurance premium financing is a strategy that takes advantage of a low interest rate environment. It's not for the many, but it's definitely for the few.

The Social Security Explorer

{2:30 minutes to read} Throughout our lives, we're forced to contribute considerable amounts of money into the Social Security system, and then on a given day, we have to decide how we're going to best take the distribution. It's a daunting task. Because of low interest and longevity rates, Social Security is a huge retirement decision for everyone.

By |2019-07-20T06:32:17+00:00May 20th, 2015|Blog|0 Comments