Not exact matches
The sales
pitch for a 702 (j) is this: Since it's technically
life insurance, it's taxed as
life insurance rather than an
investment.
However, for us regular folks who get
pitched on a universal
life insurance policy as an ultimate
investment, beware.
In fact, I recently asked 7 personal finance experts if they had already maxed out their 401k and IRA, and were being
pitched whole
life, what would be a better
investment.
Overwhelming odds favor the possibility that you'll be
pitched the idea that a cash value
life insurance plan is a great
investment vehicle at some point in your
life.
And if they had
life insurance policies with
investment provisions
pitched to them, they're probably right.