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September 2026

The Executive Bonus: Funding Your Policy Through Your Own BusinessSeptember 19, 2026
Living on Policy Loans From 62 to 70 So the Social Security Check GrowsSeptember 18, 2026
Your Policy's Cash Value Counts as an Asset If You Apply for MedicaidSeptember 17, 2026
Your Hospital Bill Is Negotiable, and a Policy Loan Buys You Time to AskSeptember 16, 2026
Borrowing From the Policy Instead of Selling Stock in a Down YearSeptember 15, 2026
Can You Put a Policy on Your Parents?September 14, 2026
What Changes in a Cash Value Policy Between Year Ten and Year TwentySeptember 13, 2026
When the Policy Loan Rate Rises on a Balance You're Still CarryingSeptember 12, 2026
How Long a Policy Loan Takes to Land in Your Checking AccountSeptember 11, 2026
Let Your Teenager Take the First Loan Against Their Own Life Insurance PolicySeptember 10, 2026
Converting Term to Permanent Is Priced at Your Age Now, and It Has a DeadlineSeptember 9, 2026
How to Get a Bank Line of Credit Backed by Your Life Insurance PolicySeptember 8, 2026
401(k) Loan or Policy Loan: Which One to Tap FirstSeptember 7, 2026
The Times a Policy Loan Is the Wrong MoveSeptember 6, 2026
Do You Ever Stop Funding the Policy?September 5, 2026
Your Accountant Needs to Know Three Things About the PolicySeptember 4, 2026
You Just Lost Your Job. What the Policy Can Do This Month.September 3, 2026
Paying Off Student Loans With Policy MoneySeptember 2, 2026
What Happens If You Never Pay the Policy Loan BackSeptember 1, 2026

August 2026

When the Beneficiary Should Be a Trust Instead of a PersonAugust 31, 2026
Keep a One-Page Ledger of Every Loan You TakeAugust 30, 2026
What a New Baby Changes About the PolicyAugust 29, 2026
Updating the Policy After a DivorceAugust 28, 2026
When the Furnace Dies: Using the Policy as the Repair FundAugust 27, 2026
Clearing a Credit Card With a Policy LoanAugust 26, 2026
Pulling Startup Money Out of the PolicyAugust 25, 2026
Funding the Policy From a Bonus or a Commission YearAugust 24, 2026
The Policy Paperwork to Keep, and Where to Keep ItAugust 23, 2026
Handing the Policy to Your Kid LaterAugust 22, 2026
What Happens to Your Line of Credit When the Economy TurnsAugust 21, 2026
Raising What You Put In When Your Income Goes UpAugust 20, 2026
Paying for College Out of the PolicyAugust 19, 2026
Using the Policy for a Down PaymentAugust 18, 2026
What Your Cash Value Looks Like in the First Ten YearsAugust 17, 2026
The Beneficiary Form Outranks Your WillAugust 16, 2026
Grandparents, You Can Start the Policy YourselfAugust 15, 2026
Put the Premium on Autopilot and Retire Your WillpowerAugust 14, 2026
Found an Old Policy in the Drawer? Do This Before Anything ElseAugust 13, 2026
Buying Your Next Car Through Your Policy, Step by StepAugust 12, 2026
Who Shouldn't Start One of These PoliciesAugust 11, 2026
Take the 401(k) Match First. Then We Can Talk.August 10, 2026
Money Got Tight? Make These Moves Before You SurrenderAugust 9, 2026
A Policy in Your Business: Key Person and Buy-Sell BasicsAugust 8, 2026
Before You Sign: Ask Where the Target Premium SitsAugust 8, 2026
When the Policy's Job Is Retirement IncomeAugust 7, 2026
Your Family Needs to Know This Policy ExistsAugust 6, 2026
Funding a Policy With a Lump Sum, Without Tripping the MEC LineAugust 4, 2026
Keep Some Cash Outside the Policy in Year OneAugust 3, 2026
Can't Fund It Fully Yet? Start With Convertible TermAugust 2, 2026
The Case for a Policy on Both SpousesAugust 1, 2026

July 2026

Choose Your Credit Tool Before You Need ItJuly 31, 2026
Applying With a Health History: What Actually HappensJuly 30, 2026
What to Review on Your Policy AnniversaryJuly 29, 2026
Where the Premium Money Comes FromJuly 28, 2026
Questions to Ask Whoever Designs Your PolicyJuly 27, 2026
Decide What the Policy Is For Before You Build ItJuly 26, 2026
Nobody Bills You for a Policy Loan. Set a Schedule Anyway.July 25, 2026
Considering an IUL? Get Clear on the Guarantees and the Taxes FirstJuly 24, 2026
One Big Policy or a Ladder of Smaller Ones?July 23, 2026
What Underwriting Actually Involves, Start to FinishJuly 22, 2026
Taking Your First Policy Loan, Step by StepJuly 21, 2026
How Much Should You Actually Put Into a Policy?July 20, 2026
Base Premium vs. Paid-Up Additions: Getting the Mix RightJuly 19, 2026
Building for Cash Value: The Three Decisions That MatterJuly 18, 2026
Your First 90 Days With a New PolicyJuly 17, 2026
What a Policy on Your Kid Is Actually BuyingJuly 16, 2026
What Waiting a Year Actually CostsJuly 16, 2026

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