Videos and Publications

The Wealth Channel Provided by The American College

Annuity straddles and possible policy exit strategies for life insurance owners are discussed by Igor Zey and Allen C. McLellan, assistant professor of insurance and associate dean at The American College. 

To watch Understanding Options with Life Settlements CLICK HERE

To watch Negativity Toward Life Settlements CLICK HERE

To watch Non Traditional Uses of Life - CLICK HERE  

To watch The Use of Life Settlements - CLICK HERE

To watch When to Consider a Life Settlement -CLICK HERE

To watch General Qualifications for Life Settlements - CLICK HERE

 

AICPA Wealth Management Insider

Help Your Clients Plan for Long-Term Care Now - August 29, 2010

What are the different options for purchasing long-term care insurance?  What will it cost?  Are there tax advantages to different avenue of protection and what are they?  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.   

Long-Term Care Insurance:  Costs & Benefits - July 22, 2010

What is covered, what is not.  Everything you always wanted to know about LTC, but were afraid to ask. CLICK HERE to read the entire article.  

Special Uses of Life Insurance in Pension Plans - May 20, 2010

Winning strategies revealed.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.  

Income and Estate Planning - March 18, 2010

How strategy planners, charities and donors can use actuarial arbitrage to potentially eliminate risk.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

A Solutions-Based Approach to Charitable Planning - February 18, 2010

A more effective and comprehensive approach to raising revenues in the world of increasingly scarce resources.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

Modern Section 79 Plans - January 21, 2010

This article reviews the tax benefits for retirement planning for business owners using section 79 plans.   CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

Life Insurance Premium Financing - December 17, 2009

Who should consider this strategy and what to look for?  It is one of the most controversial topics in the life insurance industry.  Yet, in the last 12-15 years, premium financing has grown into one of the most valuable tools for high-net-worth individuals to purchase genuinely needed life insurance - the amount they need - allowing them to then execute strategies to transfer wealth in the most cost and tax-effective manner.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article. 

Life Insurance in Retirement Plans - November 19, 2009

The use of life insurance in pension plans has been a debated subject.  Here is a top-level summary of pros and cons of life insurance in various pension plan scenarios.  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.

Uncovering Hidden Assets in Valuations - October 22, 2009

Life Insurance is an asset class.  Should you be the one to put it on your client's balance sheet?  CLICK HERE to read the entire article.