Since many in the financial services industry are still unfamiliar with the life settlement market, it may come as a surprise that the industry itself is continuing to see strong growth.
Longevity planning is fast becoming one of the most pressing aspects of retirement planning. The reason, of course, is that people are living longer than ever before. That not only means that our retirement money has to last us longer than it used to, but also that we have to prepare for higher healthcare costs, […]
The U.S. is facing a retirement crisis. American Baby Boomers are leaving the workforce at an estimated rate of 10,000 per day - and that’s supposed to continue through 2027. What’s more, a staggering 45% of Baby Boomers have nothing whatsoever saved for retirement. That means that a huge percentage of this group is also […]
At Ashar, more than 50% of the life insurance policies we review are owned in Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, or ILITs. These are trusts set up specifically to own a life insurance policy. When the policy owner dies, the death benefit passes to the trust, rather than to an individual or company. The appointed trustee […]
As retirees, our finances often need a little bit more attention than they may have when we were working. There are several reasons for this. For one, we can be more apt to put our financial lives on auto-pilot after retirement, resulting in things slipping through the cracks.
If you’ve been named a trustee by a living family member or close personal friend, you may be feeling somewhat overwhelmed. It’s a big responsibility to oversee someone else’s finances. How can you be sure that you’re doing the right thing? How do you know what’s best for the person whose financial future is in […]
If you’re like most people, you bought your life insurance policy because you wanted to take care of your family. You wanted to make sure that if something happened to you, your spouse and children would have something to live on. That’s what we all want: to take care of the people we love to […]
In the past 50 years, American life has changed dramatically. Working women became the norm. A bachelor degree became the new high school diploma.
