An overwhelming portion of Canadians do not need whole life insurance. It’s expensive, complicated, and more difficult to apply for than its more approachable peer, term life insurance.

But for those who need it, boy is it a wonderful wealth building tool!

First, Term Insurance

Term insurance ...

Almost everyone needs insurance - seriously!  **Almost** anyone...

The 4 situations where insurance is not necessary are:

𝟏. 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚.You do not have kids or other dependents that would have a tough time surviving financially if you were not around to help them.

Grieving the...

Name something else that you pay for just to hope and pray never to use it. Paying insurance premiums for anything stinks. Period.

B̾u̾t̾ ̾y̾o̾u̾ ̾k̾n̾o̾w̾ ̾w̾h̾a̾t̾ ̾s̾t̾i̾n̾k̾s̾ ̾m̾o̾r̾e̾?

❌ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ.

❌ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ᴅᴏ...

Yes! Totally.

🔲 If you are buying a simple term policy and you have someone at your bank that you enjoy talking to (and trust), do it! Bank insurance is better than no insurance - do it. Now.

🔲 Be weary of whole life/permanent policies that feel 'salesy' from your friends or network (you k...

1. You are not in the top tax bracket.

2. You have plenty of TFSA and RRSP contribution room.

3. You do not have excess cash lying around on a regular basis.

4. You are not a business owner.

5. Your risk tolerance is higher than low.

If you check most of these boxes, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣...