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An Alternative to 529 Plans

For clients wishing to do more than put aside a college fund, cash value life insurance can be a way to fund a child's future. Take a look at how a properly-structured IUL can fund more than a just a college education and set the child up for financial success.

Bank Teller Cheatsheet - Questions for Annuity Sales

Don't miss a potential sale! As a bank teller, it can be hard to know what to say to clients to get a referral for retail bankers. This series of topics helps you find key indicators in potential clients, with an easy reference sheet on questions to start the planning process.

Proposed Legislation: New York State Long-Term Care Trust Program

Like other states, New York is considering a state-funded trust program to help with the cost of long-term care for its residents. While the legislation is currently in the proposal stage, now is the time to learn what it means for you and how you can prepare.

Mining Your Book of Business

There are hidden opportunities in your book of business. By leveraging our cutting-edge technology and specialists to streamline your in-force policy management process and optimize client connections for future growth, we can help you uncover them.

CLAT Planning: Helping Charities While Helping Your Client's Taxes

A Charitable Lead Annuity Trust (CLAT) is an IRS-approved method that allows a donor to reduce a portion of their income taxes by promising gifts to charity(s) over time. Under the right circumstances, it can generate benefits for charities and a donor.

Maximizing a Grandparent's Legacy without Underwriting

In legacy planning, simply leaving money to a grandchild in a will is leaving money on the table. Instead, depositing money into a joint and survivor single premium immediate annuity (SPIA) with a cost of living adjustment rider can provide guaranteed income for life.

Plan for Care Form

Helping your clients think through what they want when it comes to long-term care is an important part of planning. Many have never thought about where they want to receive care or how they would pay for it. Give this form to your clients to get the conversation started.

LTC Solutions for Clients in their 70s

Many advisors assume that once a client reaches 70 years old, long-term care insurance becomes too restrictive and hard to sell. Higher pricing. Stricter underwriting. But now you can turn tax-deferred dollars into tax-free coverage with a linked-benefit LTC annuity.

Opportunities Through Buy Sell Reviews

Developing an exit strategy is a pressing financial challenge facing small-business owners. For businesses with more than one owner, the ability to successfully sell a business interest at retirement is often dependent upon the quality of their buy-sell agreement.

Pension Maximization

Many clients are trying to make pension decisions for the future now. This can be especially tricky if they are trying to figure out whether to take a single life benefit or joint/survivor benefit annuity payout option from a defined benefit plan. This pension max overview can help.

Ash Term Express

With Ash Term Express, we took the guesswork out of quoting to get the best term life options. You can quote and submit an application in minutes. It tailors information based on responses and carrier selection, so no time is wasted answering unnecessary questions.

Ash Term Express Client Process

During the Ash Term Express process, it's important to keep your clients informed about next steps. After submitting an application, this flyer will help you explain how the process works and what your client should expect, including the carrier interview, underwriting and approval.