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Blunt, unfiltered truth about Indexed Universal Life

Sara Grillo

A tax advantaged asset Death benefit Tax planning needs Cash value growth Cash value liquidity benefits #2 Use a realistic (low) crediting rate in the illustration The assumed interest rate in an illustration is what is driving the long term performance. He is also the Executive Editor of The Life Product Review since 2012.

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Transcript: Ted Seides

The Big Picture

You still had 2012 to 2017 to finish the bet. It’s part of their own tax planning. RITHOLTZ: So hold the duration risk aside with those two, but just for an investor in treasuries, I know you’ve done the math before. It’s much more about security selection and a relatively static portfolio construction.

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Transcript: Gary Cohn

The Big Picture

You’re doing a lot of math in your head on the Fly. I’m doing, I’m doing an awful lot of math in my head on the fly. 01:19:23 [Speaker Changed] I i I think that we’ll say, Hey, this tax plan worked pretty well. 2012 Watson beat Casper off at chess. 01:19:36 [Speaker Changed] Absolutely.

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