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Featured Episode | Episode 266

Financial Planning Essentials: Social Security and Life Insurance

Today ​we ​are ​covering ​two ​different ​listener ​questions. ​James ​is ​asking ​about ​starting ​Social​Security ​at ​62. ​You ​might ​be ​amazed ​how ​many ​times ​I ​get ​that​ question ​in ​my ​office. ​And ​then ​Barry ​wants ​to ​talk ​through ​life ​insurance, ​seems ​to ​think ​he ​has ​a ​lot ​of ​it ​and ​wants ​to ​know​ whether ​he ​should ​cancel ​some ​of ​it. These are two core areas of planning so let’s talk through how they should come to a decision.


If you’ve ever wondered how we work through these major planning items with clients, today’s show will pull back the curtain a bit and really get into the details of the process. We’ll tell you what tools we use and what factors we want to consider when dealing with both life insurance and Social Security. So whether you’re specifically curious about these topics or not, this episode will give you some great insight into making big financial decisions.


Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:


  • We’ll take you through the process for how we determine Social Security claiming strategies.
  • Why it might not be the best idea for this person to take Social Security at 62 to pay off their mortgage.
  • The questions you want to answer before getting rid of a life insurance policy.
  • The different insurance products that you might look into.

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