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Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 16: The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Student Question: Must Crummey powers always be in effect to apply the annual gift tax exclusion in order to transfer to an Irrevocable Trust? Or is it the case that as long as it was done once, will all transfers be eligible for the annual gift…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 13: Life Insurance Policy Provisions and Conditions Student Question: Concerning the cash surrender option, is this stating that I can receive an amount of cash from my whole life policy based on premiums paid, accumulated dividends and interest earned minus any loan repayment with interest? And can I cash out at any…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 2: Insurance Planning Student Question: Are the defense fees in a liability case charged against the total liability that an insured carries? For example, I have a $100,000 liability policy. I have to pay $80,000 to the injured party. Legal fees on my behalf are $50,000.  Am I going to be out of pocket…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 8: Gift and Estate Valuation Student Question: Could you please clarify for me what the unused premium would be in term life insurance?  I don’t quite understand how you could not use the premium.  Thanks. John Instructor Response: Hey John- Certainly.   A lot of different terms in insurance, to be sure. Assume…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 2: Fundamentals of Insurance Student Question: For the question below, the answer was #3. Susan died yesterday, exactly ten years after a life insurance policy on her life was issued to her. The policy was in effect at her death. She understated her age on the initial policy application and the underwriter…

Course: Income Tax PlanningLesson 14: Tax Credits, Payments, and Forms Student Question: Could you show me the calculation for Question 3? I calculate 20% of $12,000 , which is $2,400. Emily’s job requires that she put her three children, all under the age of 13, in daycare. She is unmarried and files as Head of…

Course: Income Tax PlanningLesson 1: Using IRAs to Build and Distribute More Retiremnt Income Student Question: Is it okay to roll over ( via direct trustee, not 60–day) from Traditional to Roth several times throughout the year if needed? Thanks, Matt Instructor Response: Great question Matt. The IRS limits tax-free IRA rollovers to one per…

Course: Insurance PlanningLesson 2: Fundamentals of Insurance Student Question: I’m having difficulty seeing the difference between pro-rata liability, contribution by equal shares, and primary and excess. Could you explain the review exercise? Review Exercise Three companies insure Josh’s $250,000 house. Insurer A has it insured for 10%, insurer B for 35%, and insurer C for…

Course: Income Tax PlanningLesson 10: Social Security Student Question: Does the retired worker have to also be drawing on their Social Security benefits for the unmarried child of the retired worker to receive benefits? For instance, a 63-year-old man has a 13-year-old daughter and he is retired but not drawing his SS benefits yet? Melinda…

Course: Investment Planning Lesson 14: Evaluating Portfolio Performance Student Question: For both the Treynor and Sharpe, part of the calculation involves using the average portfolio return (rp). In most examples, the average portfolio return is being given. However, if I need to calculate this in real life, do I use the dollar-weighted return (internal rate…