The idea is, you take the difference in what you would have
spent on a permanent policy and invest it in a vehicle with higher returns.
Not exact matches
While this type of employer - based insurance can be a great supplement to your
permanent life insurance
policy, it is not typically sufficient to rely
on, and can leave you
spending more money in the end.
I would rather counsel a young reader with 30 - 40 years ahead to invest (the audience here) to
spend a little bit
on term insurance and get into the lifelong habit of investing than buy an expensive
permanent policy.
The same money
spent on term coverage will get you much more death benefit than a
permanent life insurance
policy.
For those who have shorter term coverage needs, and / or a limited amount of money to
spend on life insurance premiums, a term life insurance
policy could very well be the best alternative — especially one that has the option of being converted over into a
permanent policy in the future, regardless of the insured's health condition.
All of that complication and longevity comes at a price, so you'll
spend far more
on a
permanent policy to get the same amount of death benefit as you would
on a term
policy.
Rather than buying an expensive cash - value
policy, Orman and Ramsey advise most people to buy term life and invest the extra money they would have
spent on permanent life premiums.