In other words, you're going to settle for a cheaper term insurance policy and invest money that you would otherwise
spend on a whole life policy.
Roughly assuming that whole life insurance is about 8 to 12 times the cost of a comparable 20 year term policy, the left over money NOT
SPENT on a whole life policy allows the insured to save a huge amount of money in 401Ks, Roths, HSAs, Saving Accounts, and by paying down their mortgage early.
Not exact matches
Whether or not the cash value investment aspect or loan aspect of a
whole life insurance
policy is important depends
on spending habits, investment goals, and lifestyle decisions.
(Remember he has not
spent $ 10,700
on the other
whole life policy.)
Then you can use the additional money that you would have
spent on a more expensive
whole life policy on other financial goals like investing for retirement.
Dave Ramsey says that if a 30 year old male had a $ 100 a month to
spend on life insurance, he could only afford to purchase a $ 125,000
whole life insurance
policy.
No judgment, but if you're the type to have extra funds at the end of each month and end up just letting it sit in a checking account or
spend it
on something you don't need, then you might want to consider a
whole life policy.
So, we
spent a bit
on why a term
life insurance
policy is worth it, but what about
whole life insurance coverage?
Purchasing a term
life policy instead of a
whole life insurance
policy will save the owner a lot of money every year that would otherwise be
spent on the
whole life insurance premiums.
A
whole life insurance
policy for these people may take a substantial financial commitment, possibly costing more money than they really have available or that practically speaking they want to
spend on life insurance.
If you buy your
policy between the ages of 20 and 39, each dollar you
spend on term
life insurance has a value 7 to 10 times greater than what you would get with a
whole life policy.
Those with money available to
spend might benefit from a
whole life policy and the effects it can have
on their estate planning.
Because the opponents of
whole life insurance are so adamant in their claims some people have not even taken the time to investigate what can be done with the money they can afford to
spend on a
whole life insurance
policy.