The
cash in your whole life policy's account grows tax - deferred, meaning that there is no tax on this growth until it is withdrawn above the basis from the cash account.
Also, there are additional fees and charges associated with a variable universal life insurance policy that are not
found in a whole life policy, such as management fees.
The guaranteed rate of
return in a whole life policy is not impacted by market risks, etc, and thus may constitute a «safe bucket» for cash reserves.
If you did the
same in the a whole life policy, there are no capital gains, guaranteed percentage on your money, compounding interest, cash value and a death benefit.
Since term life insurance is cheaper than whole you can afford to buy more coverage and also you do not have to invest like you
do in a whole life policy.
Another con is that yes the premiums for ART are affordable, but they are often still higher than the premiums you would pay for with the same
coverage in a whole life policy.
Funds within a cash value account
held in a whole life policy are tax - deferred and may be borrowed against during the policyholder's lifetime.
The guaranteed rate of
return in a whole life policy is not impacted by market risks, etc, and thus may constitute a «safe bucket» for cash reserves.
The bird's eye view of Mr. Nash's coined idea of infinite banking is that you expedite the growth of cash value
accumulation in your whole life policy by using what is called a paid - up additions rider.
Emphasizing payment of only the base premiums
results in a whole life policy with a maximized death benefit and extremely slow accrual of the cash value over the life of the policy.
Emphasizing payment of only the base premiums results
in a whole life policy with a maximized death benefit and extremely slow accrual of the cash value over the life of the policy.
A MEC is a modified endowment contract, which means if you ever touch the
money in the whole life policy in the future (and you probably will) you will be taxed at ordinary income for any growth over and above the premiums you paid.
Now compare these rates to a guaranteed lifetime rate of return averaging 4 %
in a whole life policy from a mutual life insurance company, AND don't forget to add an additional 3 - 4 % on top as an average annual whole life insurance dividend.
A term can be anywhere between 1 - 30 years and depending on your financial goals you may need another policy when the term expires and it does not include the savings & investment piece that is
available in a whole life policy.
In essence, you are right on investing the difference into any save instruments like Bank Deposits, Certain Debit Funds, Government Bonds, Retirement funds etc that would essentially give you more returns than whats
promised in the Whole Life Policy.
As long as cash value continues to
increase in a whole life policy, and those gains are greater than mortality costs and other expenses, a policy should continue to grow and remain in - force.
The reason that premiums are able to stay
level in a whole life policy is because the policy is designed to become cheaper over time and the interest generated by the cash value helps hold down the future cost of insurance.
one of our partner carriers is a company
specializing in whole life policies, that can match you with an agent in your area who at the very least can answer any and all questions you may have.
Generally speaking higher cash values
in whole life policies lead to higher dividend payments, which can be paid to the owner of the policy, added to the cash value, or used to buy more paid up insurance.
The interest
growth in whole life policies is tax - deferred as well as the dividends you receive are just like a return on premiums if you have a basic participating whole life insurance policy.
A MEC is a modified endowment contract, which means if you ever touch the money
in the whole life policy in the future (and you probably will) you will be taxed at ordinary income for any growth over and above the premiums you paid.