Leaving a Legacy

Legacy, “a gift by will especially of money or other personal property” is the definition taken from Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Anything given to you by someone, who has marked you as beneficiary, after death. An article of clothing or a piece of jewelry. It could be a letter or land. However big or small, what…

There when you need it

I received  word on Wednesday an acquaintance passed away. She lived a simple quiet life, raised her children well and loved her grandchildren and friends. What she left them may be no surprise to some. She was an independent woman with a heart for service. She loved her family and gave them anything they wanted…

Peace of mind just in case

In the last few weeks I heard of two very young men who left behind their families very suddenly; one of whom I knew personally. One day they were watching their children compete in sporting events and the next they were gone. The circumstances in both instances were similar enough, I thought they were the same people,…

Life insurance for the living

So often when we purchase life insurance, whether Term Life, Whole Life or Guaranteed Universal Life, the first thing we think of is who will benefit from it; those we leave behind. We seldom think about using life insurance while we’re living. The reality is there are many reasons to use it during our lifetimes.…

Which riders do I need?

“Mom, I got a call the other day from our insurance agent,” said my now 20-year old daughter. “She wanted to talk to me about life insurance, but I didn’t know what to tell her.”   My bright young off-spring knows her father and I both carry life insurance policies and have paid premiums on…