Life Insurance - My Own Advisor

My term life versus whole life insurance decision

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Mark | 32 Comments

My term life versus whole life insurance decision Maybe you’ve answered this question for yourself or you’ll need to answer this question for your family. Should you own term life or whole life insurance? I thought about this subject again…

Should I renew my term life insurance policy?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Mark | 31 Comments

Should I renew my term life insurance policy? This is one question I need to answer rather soon – should I renew my term life insurance policy? Maybe you’ve answered this question for yourself or you’ll need to answer this…

What’s part of your workplace insurance benefits?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mark | 7 Comments

What’s part of your workplace insurance benefits? Because you never know when the day before is … the day before. Live for today, plan for tomorrow. That includes knowing your workplace insurance benefits so you can use them if you…

What you really need to know about permanent insurance

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Mark | 9 Comments

What you really need to know about permanent insurance As noted in a previous article there are two families of life insurance available in Canada; Term Life Insurance and Permanent Life Insurance. The most misunderstood of those two types is…

Life Insurance 101

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Mark | 29 Comments

Life Insurance 101 Let’s face it, life insurance, the various types, terms, products and durations available to the Canadian consumer is downright confusing and overwhelming. I’ve struggled to figure this stuff out and I write about personal finance, saving, debt…

Does life insurance for seniors make sense?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Mark | 20 Comments

Does life insurance for seniors make sense? After I read this question myself, my immediate answer was “no way”. I don’t think life insurance for seniors makes much sense. Maybe that was narrow-minded and too blunt. So, I’m willing to…