The Prosperity Blog

Q: CAN YOU BUY LIFE INSURANCE ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL?

A: MAYBE, BUT IS THIS A GOOD THING?

Table Of Contents:

• The Economic Impact of Internet Technology – What It Affects, and What It Doesn’t
• How does Internet technology affect the purchase of life insurance?

Along with advertising for automobiles and beer, there are several commercials in heavy rotation on cable TV channels for insurance. One ad features an animated “virtual world” where consumers can meet all their insurance needs with a click of a button on their computer. Another ad shows a make-believe insurance “grocery store” with consumers choosing their products off the shelf and paying at a check-out counter where they are met by a perky cashier.

What does financial planning entail…and what does it get wrong? See, the financial planning industry has long been perpetuating misleading ideas about retirement, savings, and investments. And a “plan” can only get you so far—assuming everything goes according to plan. Yet life so rarely does. That’s why I advocate for a financial strategy, with enough flexibility to navigate whatever life throws at you.

The foundation of this financial strategy is savings, because having access to liquid cash is the difference between scarcity and true Prosperity. The question isn’t necessarily in how much you save, so much as where you save and how you do it. If you’re using financial planning for retirement, for example, accessibility and tax benefits must be considered.

So much of the typical financial planning industry is about projections and assumptions we can’t possibly predict. Thus, it gives people a false sense of confidence without the necessary dose of realism—that unexpected things can and do happen all the time. In this article, I want to break down the industry myths and give you the confidence that you’ll be prepared for the unexpected. I want you to not just survive but thrive using Prosperity Economics.

How to Start a New Side-Hustle, Job or Career Working from Home!

2020 is over and the world is beginning to open up again, yet many people are realizing that there’s more to life than a job they dislike. After a record-high unemployment rate last year, more people are seeking jobs that feel fulfilling. After all, times of crisis are also times of great opportunity!

If you haven’t found what it is you want to be doing, this may be the ideal time to try something new, learn a new skill, or begin a side-hustle that can bring you income for years to come.

In The Side Hustle Bible, James Altucher says “we live in an opportunity economy” and an “idea economy.” Just because certain jobs have vanished, or your perspective may have shifted, does not mean there is a shortage of ways to earn money. In this extensive article, we outline dozens of ideas and resources so that YOU can make a positive change.

Years from now, you might even look back at this time as the turning point that got you out of a rut and started on a new, profitable path!