Category: Partners Are People Too
Spouses, life partners, and business partners need to cooperate on financial matters, especially regarding sensitive topics such as life insurance. Here I offer some of the fruits of over 30 years of happy marriage to help your decision-making dynamics run more smoothly.
This is not as crazy a question as it sounds. It forces us to talk about what peace really means. Should we strive for a time when there is no war at all? Should we settle for wars that are…
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What do we mean when we say somebody owns something? I think we mean that it is ours to do with what we want. I bought something, it is mine; I can do with it what I please. Or, I…
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Quick quiz: let’s suppose today you received a check in the mail from a life insurance company. It’s a good amount of money, and it represents the benefit from a policy on which you were the beneficiary. What do you…
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The beneficiaries of life insurance policies are sometimes surprised when they receive money. This is because people often buy life insurance out of the goodness of their heart, and want to do something special for a friend, family member or…
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Mental toughness expert Jason Selk puts emotional venting in the proper perspective in his recent Forbes article. His strategy for dealing with it can help us all be less of a burden not only to others, but – very importantly…
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Let’s continue our conversation from yesterday about men hating women – or actually, men hating themselves. It is kind of a bizarre topic, and at first glance, seems very far removed from the world of life insurance. But I think…
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This is a continuation of my post from yesterday, “Is Your Husband a Real Man?” We will go a little deeper today and focus on a possible root of male-female problems. Let’s suppose we were to tally up all the…
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I have heard wives tell their husbands many reasons for why they should buy life insurance. These women speak about their financial dependence and need for security. (By the way, many women say this even when they themselves have established…
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From a life insurance underwriting point of view, marriage is neither a deal-maker nor a deal-breaker. I have been able to get policies for a man and woman who were legally-married partners; two men who were legally-married partners; two women…
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Did you happen to catch the article by relationship columnist Elizabeth Bernstein in the Wall Street Journal the other day? It is very instructive for married couples who want to have more sex – especially men. With all seriousness, I…
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