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A Record Number of Americans Are Raiding Their 401(k)s. Here Is the Order of Operations That Stops It.
Budgeting & Planning·9 min

A Record Number of Americans Are Raiding Their 401(k)s. Here Is the Order of Operations That Stops It.

In 2025, a record share of workers pulled emergency cash out of their 401(k), the sixth straight year of increases. Nearly half took more than one withdrawal, turning a retirement account into an ATM. The problem is not the 401(k). It is what is missing underneath it. Here is the simple order of operations that keeps your retirement money invested and your family covered when life happens.

May 31, 2026Read →
America's Banks Hold $220 Billion in Life Insurance. Here Is What They Know That Most Americans Do Not.
Wealth Building·11 min

America's Banks Hold $220 Billion in Life Insurance. Here Is What They Know That Most Americans Do Not.

Wells Fargo. JPMorgan. Your local community bank. They all hold one asset on their balance sheet that they almost never advertise: cash value life insurance. A lot of it. As of 2026, more than 3,200 U.S. banks collectively own over $220 billion in policies, mostly indexed universal life. That is bigger than the GDP of New Zealand. The most sophisticated balance sheet managers on the planet vote with their own money, and this is what they buy. Here is why, and what it means for yours.

May 22, 2026Read →
Hantavirus 2026: What the Outbreak Means for Your Family's Finances
Insurance Planning·5 min

Hantavirus 2026: What the Outbreak Means for Your Family's Finances

A hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship has health officials in a dozen countries on alert. The virus itself may stay contained. The financial lesson it carries will not.

May 8, 2026Read →
How Elite Athletes Use Annuities and Life Insurance to Make Their Wealth Last Forever
Wealth Building·16 min

How Elite Athletes Use Annuities and Life Insurance to Make Their Wealth Last Forever

78% of NFL players face financial crisis within 2 years of retirement. 60% of NBA players go broke within 5 years. The athletes who beat those odds share one thing in common: they locked their money into guaranteed income structures before the advisors, the entourage, and the bad investments could touch it. Here is what they did — and what it means for your retirement.

Apr 15, 2026Read →
Living Benefits: The Life Insurance Feature That Pays You While You're Still Alive
Insurance Planning·18 min

Living Benefits: The Life Insurance Feature That Pays You While You're Still Alive

Long-term care costs are the number one cause of personal bankruptcy in America for people over 65. More than 70% of Americans will need some form of long-term care in their lifetime. Modern life insurance policies now include living benefits that pay you directly — for cancer, stroke, Parkinson's, ALS, and dozens of other diagnoses — at no additional premium cost.

Apr 12, 2026Read →
War, AI, and Inflation Are Reshaping Retirement Risk. If You Are 60 or Older, This Is the Most Important Article You Will Read This Year.
Retirement·13 min

War, AI, and Inflation Are Reshaping Retirement Risk. If You Are 60 or Older, This Is the Most Important Article You Will Read This Year.

The Federal Reserve printed $3.3 trillion in 2020 alone. Cumulative inflation since then has eroded 25% of purchasing power. Geopolitical conflict, AI displacement, and a volatile market have created a retirement risk environment unlike anything in modern history. Here is what to do about it.

Apr 11, 2026Read →
What Happens to Your Mortgage If You Die or Become Disabled?
Mortgage Protection·5 min

What Happens to Your Mortgage If You Die or Become Disabled?

Most homeowners assume their family will figure it out. Most families are not prepared. Here is exactly what happens to your mortgage when income stops, and how to make sure your family keeps the house.

Apr 10, 2026Read →
The Man Who Created the 401(k) Called It a Monster — and He Stopped Using One Himself
Retirement·14 min

The Man Who Created the 401(k) Called It a Monster — and He Stopped Using One Himself

Ted Benna invented the 401(k) in 1981. By 2011, he was calling it a monster. Today, he says most of his personal wealth sits in high cash value whole life insurance policies — not a 401(k). Here is what he learned that Wall Street does not want you to know.

Apr 8, 2026Read →
90% of Inherited Wealth Is Gone by the Third Generation. Here Is How to Be the Exception.
Wealth Building·9 min

90% of Inherited Wealth Is Gone by the Third Generation. Here Is How to Be the Exception.

Every culture on earth has a version of the same proverb. Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations. Rice paddies to rice paddies. Wealth never survives three generations. The data backs it up. And there is one structural tool that consistently breaks the pattern.

Apr 6, 2026Read →

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