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How does life insurance fit into estate planning?

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life insurance is a great vehicle for
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estate planning at any age different
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types of insurance
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benefit different at different times of
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one’s life
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with a young married clients and young
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children
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life insurance as an income replacement
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vehicle
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is great to protect the surviving spouse
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to make sure there’s
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funds to pay off a mortgage pay for
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college
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and it’s not very expensive if the
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couple
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obtains life insurance when they’re
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young and healthy when
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the clients are a little older we start
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and they have greater
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assets we start thinking of life
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insurance
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as alternative investment vehicle
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where it can be structured so that it’s
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excluded from the
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estate and also the proceeds payout
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income tax-free it’s a way to provide
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immediate liquidity regardless of the
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type of life insurance
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it is life insurance usually pays out in
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three or four months
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it’s a great tool if it’s obtained early
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enough
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and when everyone is healthy

Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning & Probate lawyer Jill Eshman explains how does life insurance fits into estate planning.

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