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THIS IS YOUR LIFE By Del Mattioli CYCLES OF LIFE The cycles of life: newborn children to age 18, young and single ages 19 to 30, married couples with children, single parents, non-working spouse, married “empty nesters” ages 50 to 65. What do all cycles have in common? EVERY ONE IS VALUABLE TO SOMEONE ELSE! valuable & NOBODY IS A NOBODY! PHILANTHROPIC FOCUS: To reduce poverty Del Mattioli Contact Del Mattioli for more information about guaranteed FREE Life Insurance to benefit children’s educational opportunities. Del Mattioli, MBA, LUTCF, CLTC - Mattioli and Associates / MassMutual Financial Group; www.massmutual.com/lifebridge; Telephone: 919-201-2404; E-mail: delmattioli@gmail. com The day will never come that anyone will NOT need insurance. Protection, charitable intent, passionate about sharing, or providing cash for that rainy day must be funded. Children are insured for final expense, future insurability, lock-in rate, money for future use and access to parents. Children may be riders on guardian’s coverage or may have separate plans. The young and single (invincible age group) are insured to show responsibility, protect insurability, rate lock, future value, forced thrift planning, credit reference, collateral and convenience to borrow from self. The opportunity to love someone else is valuable for singles. What a loving way to appreciate parents or guardians that may have guaranteed loans and funds for college, a business opportunity, a new home or vehicle. Early protection lessens the burden when premature death occurs! Income from a part time job may support a low premium. Young Married Couple with Children- most vulnerable! Mortgage or rent, educational, emergency, child care and income replacement must continue. When premature death occurs, an income shortfall occurs both from loss of income for the family and a social security shortfall for the children. Single Parents are at a very high risk because the children are left in the most unfortunate way. Quote by Cliff Davis, “If there is a place in heaven –you’re it.” Single parents love their children and they realize that it is tacky to leave kids with someone with inadequate funds to work with to raise their children. Single parents must make wise beneficiary designations: family, guardian or trustee is recommended. The chosen beneficiary should be available, bonded, competent and somewhat familiar with the children’s needs. Probate can be a nightmare if proceeds are left to the estate—creditors may claim against the estate. Contractual beneficiaries help to make the proceeds judgment proof. The Non-Working spouse commonly known as the traditional homemaker or domestic engineer is most valuable to the children and spouse especially during the growing up years. Buying time from 10 or 20 years with a face amount of 100,000 or 250,000 may ease the burden of the left-behind spouse. Married “empty nesters” have dominant motivations. Final debts, funeral arrangements, gifting to children while alive, pension maximization, making benevolent gifts, providing for spousal income during the blackout period, long term care transfer are concerns for empty nesters or retirees. Insurance for estate taxing purposes are recommended to avoid additional expenses for adult children. Let’s make GREAT PEACE! Give now and forever! Everyone is 28 SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE | May 2014 | www.spectacularmag.com