NAILBA Perspectives Fall 2020 | Page 33

When the Wall Street markets fell a few months ago, the cash value in those life policies sailed right through it all with uninterrupted growth. Taking it even further This is the very strategy most business owners should be using to cash flow their business while simultaneously covering themselves in regard to buy/sell planning and key person coverages. This is how I was able to cash flow millions of dollars in inventory distribution while running my business for all those years. By leveraging those dollars, I was able to broker discounts without having to take bank loans. I completely funded the business using my cash value permanent life policies. Rarely do I find a business that would not benefit from implementing these same strategies in their business. The baby-boomer generation was a very hard-working generation of people that played a big part in building this country to what it is today, but they also took a lot of risk, and sometimes that risk set them back. Learning from 2002, 2008, and now the events of these past several months, necessary changes are needed in how money is viewed. This pandemic will only be one of many unforeseen events moving forward, so it is always better to be prepared, creating peace of mind about money being protected whether in business or in personal life. From personal experience Unfortunately, my wife, Elizabeth, passed from this life on January 1 st this year after a long battle with breast cancer. Elizabeth was such a blessing to me and our two children. She loved life and she loved people, and she always wanted to give back to the community. Her legacy will not only be the memories from her life, it will also be the monetary legacy she left by having a permanent life policy of her own. There is no investment out there that could have matched that massive tax-free death benefit she left for this community. We can now grow those dollars to help build churches, schools, help those in need and, in particular, help Saint Gianna’s Women’s Home who help women and their children in times of distress. This organization had a personal place in her heart, and I plan on continuing to support them on their mission. A plan must work in all circumstances, and not simply perfect circumstances. www.nailba.org 33