Monday, November 24, 2008
Many people find themselves without group medical/health benefits. This may include the self-employed, and it may be individuals who work for an employer that is unwilling or unable to provide coverage. I have also seen employees decline coverage thinking they were fully covered by their spouses’ employers. The latter may be true of health and [...]
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Also tagged disability insurance medical insurance, Edmonton, Financial Planning, group benefits, health insurance, Reflections on Wealth, wealth
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Diminishing value in investment accounts is definitely causing concerns. This is raising the awareness of the maturity and death benefit guarantees provided with segregated funds. A brief overview of segregated funds is provided by Empire Life. Their page also provides a link to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association where a number of publications are [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
During one of our recent social media group meetings, the Social Web Meetup in particular, I happened to mention the guaranteed income for life products, known also as Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit. My friend asked if I would arrange a small coffee meeting to provide some information. Of course I will! As I explored what I [...]
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Also tagged GMWB, guaranteed income, guaranteed minimum withdrawal, IncomePlus, investments, Manulife, retirement
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To blog or not to blog has been a question on my mind for some time. Obviously, the desire to maintain a blog has won out with this as my inaugural post. My mood strikes me to give a little background to review my interest in distance education, leading up to a second entry that [...]
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