Money can be used to transfer risk by purchasing insurance. The proper types and sufficient amounts of insurance coverage prevent financial devastation for you and your family in the event of expensive health care, disability, death, damage to home and property, or lawsuits.
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Depending on the state in which you reside, your individual retirement account may be fair game for plaintiffs, as well. The same follows for annuities and the cash value in your life insurance policy, said David E. Hultstrom, co-founder of Financial Architects in Woodstock, Georgia.
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The Health Insurance Series, Part 2: Why Joshua Sheats is opposed to Obamacare (And will probably be opposed to Trumpcare when it comes along)
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One of the major burdens that the passage of the Affordable Care Act placed upon us is that we are required by law to maintain health insurance coverage. Or, if we don't, we have to pay a tax penalty. But, as with most taxes, the Obamacare tax penalty is, in some ways, optional. In today's show, Joshua teaches you how to escape it! He covers: • How to calculate the tax penalty • What happens if you don't pay the penalty • All of the exemptions that you can qualify for
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I missed a couple of important points on the previous show on Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs). Today we wrap those points up with a quick discussion of: catastrophic protection deductibility HSA compliance pre-existing conditions We also discuss: Self-Insurance Direct Primary Care/Concierge Care Catastrophic Coverage Dread Disease/Critical Illness Insurance Doctors on Call
