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The truth needs math.
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Myth #19: “Borrowing Your Own Money” — And the Strategic Truth Business Owners Need to Understand
One of the most common—and misleading—statements about cash value life insurance is this: “Why would you borrow your own money and pay interest on it?” It sounds logical. It feels intuitive.And it’s completely wrong. If you misunderstand this concept, you’ll dismiss a strategy that—when used properly—can be one of the most efficient ways to access capital without disrupting long-term planning. Let’s clarify what’s actually happening. You Are Not Borrowing Your Own Money When

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Apr 24 min read


"I don't want to pay commissions." Understanding Life Insurance and Annuity Commissions
The word 'commission' can bring about a few unpleasant thoughts. It's often associated with over-priced and under-represented items such...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 2, 20254 min read


Is Cash Value Life Insurance (Whole Life or IUL)... a Scam?
I've written a lot about life insurance here on this blog. Some people even consider me to be an 'expert'. (I don't necessarily believe...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Sep 20, 20255 min read


Myth #19: Life Insurance Should Only Be Bought for Life Insurance Purposes (i.e. death benefits)
I'm going to get quite a few dissenting opinions on this article, particularly on LinkedIn and other places where agents love to debate...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Mar 23, 20255 min read


Myth #18: Act of War, War Exclusion Clauses with Life Insurance
There is a myth out there that life insurance companies may not pay out a death benefit in the event a soldier dies in the line of duty...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 2, 20242 min read


Myth #17: "Just Invest the same way that insurance companies do... without the costs!"
One common response or objection to life insurance and annuity insurance contracts is that, because they have various expenses or...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
May 18, 20223 min read


Myth #16: "I'm going to be in a lower tax bracket when I retire." Understanding RMDs
This is a common phrase that I hear from traditional planners, advisors, CPAs, and attorneys. Here's what's interesting about this...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Myth #15: Whose Money Is It Anyway?
I talk to insurance agents and financial advisors all over the country. On more than one occasion as we discuss various retirement...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 19, 20202 min read


Myth #14: Never mix investments with insurance
For today's article, I want to talk about something that I'm seeing as an ongoing trend. Large insurance companies that were offering...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Life Insurance Myth 4b: "I can get cheaper whole life with 'vanishing premiums'."
This post is an extension of my previous post regarding UL/IUL ongoing expenses, and I primarily talked about the funding levels being...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Jan 14, 20203 min read


Myth #13: Insurance Companies Engage in Fractional Reserve Lending
Today, I got into a strange conversation with someone who *claimed* to teach life insurance in Canada for 10+ years. I say *claimed*...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Dec 7, 20193 min read


Myth #11: Does Mutual Really Matter? Yes and No
A common refrain heard throughout the mutual company sales forces is "mutual matters". This obviously serves these companies' agenda to...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Dec 3, 20196 min read


Rebuttal to "Stay Away from these Scam Artists"
I wasn't really planning on doing this. I was going to try to "let it go" (everybody sing along!)... but I couldn't. The writing...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 26, 201910 min read


Your IRS Regulated Plan Contribution is NOT a Tax Deduction!
If you've read my last blog post (Link here: https://www.davidkinderfinancial.com/post/will-your-advisor-pass-this-ira-test)... you know...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 11, 20191 min read


Will YOUR Advisor Pass this IRA Test?
I have a lot of agents and advisors that read my blog, so I'm sure this will get some interesting thoughts and comments on social media....

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 11, 20193 min read


Myth #8: Life Insurance Is NOT An Investment
This myth is born out of over-bearing and over-cautious insurance and financial services compliance departments (and those who only...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Myth #7: The Theory of Decreasing Responsibility
This is an interesting 'myth' because it makes a lot of common sense. If life insurance is always seen as a cost and if you can...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 16, 20193 min read


Myth #6: Dividends Are Just A Return Of Unused (Overcharged) Premium
And here's another myth to be busted. "Dividends are just a return of unused (overcharged) premium." This is a myth perpetuated by those who do not understand the underlying economics within a cash value life insurance contract, but we'll go ahead and explore where this came from and why it's true... and false, all at the same time. Cash value life insurance has some of the GREATEST benefits in the tax code. As such, every few years, it comes UNDER ATTACK by members of the

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 14, 20194 min read
Myth #5 Why is there a savings component to life insurance? My car insurance doesn't do that!
From a book I read many years ago, the argument was made - "Why is there a savings component to life insurance? My car insurance doesn't...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Aug 15, 20191 min read


Myth #9 - Paying to Borrow My Own Money is a Scam!
This is another misconception about cash value life insurance that floats around out there, so allow me to help clarify this. If we look...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Aug 15, 20195 min read


Spreading Myths Simply Pays More
In a private Facebook group for insurance professionals, after I shared my article on debunking the myth that the insurance company keeps...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Feb 5, 20193 min read


DING, DING, DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!
It's quite rare lately that I find an article about almost ALL the myths surrounding life insurance in one place... but today, I have...

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Nov 2, 20188 min read


Life Insurance Myth #4: The costs of insurance in a UL or IUL policy will grow too expensive.
This myth comes from those who believe that whole life insurance is the ONLY cash value life insurance policy one should own... because of the guarantees. And these advocates of "whole life only" use the past as an example of what can happen with Universal Life insurance. As someone who pays attention to life insurance headlines over the years, it's not hard to find lawsuits about various "imploding" universal life insurance policies. Here are just a sampling of the recen

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Oct 17, 20185 min read


Myth #1: "The Life Insurance Company Keeps My Cash Values When I Die"
First, I’m going to start with a rant and then show some understanding. The training in the life insurance profession is severely lacking, and I don’t just mean selling skills to help agents be successful. In my first agency, we had product training every Monday morning from 9am to 11am. However, this was not GOOD product training. We learned WHAT we could do with the company’s products, but not WHY someone would want to do it. Why would someone WANT to spend $10,000 a

David H. Kinder, RFC®, ChFC®, CLU®
Sep 22, 20187 min read
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