We are not going to debate the term vs. whole question here, because there is no need: from a strict cost perspective, term life is much cheaper than whole life, while offering almost as much protection as any permanent policy (except for the fact that it expires after a set number of years). (insuranceindepth.com)
Which isn't to say you can just shrug and forget the whole question of your purpose in life. (inc.com)
And the whole question is, how do you get that symmetry to happen? (canadianbusiness.com)