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Explain to me why this is a bad investment...

I am an avid Suze Orman viewer and feel pretty good about our overall financial situation.  I know that Suze is very much opposed to using life insurance as a investment vehicle.

Can anyone explain to me exactly why?  If I'm not planning to cash it out until retirement, why is it such a "bad" investment?

We are maxing out our other retirement accounts, so why not invest in a whole life policy?  

I recently met with someone who is an insurance broker for a large company and his presentation made a lot of sense (understanding that his job is to make it sound that way).  

If I'm investing, or buying, $79,000 worth of insurance and looking toward a cash surrender value of $130,000 at age 65, why not?

Thanks in advance! 

Re: Explain to me why this is a bad investment...

  • good explanation. invest the money in mutuals. see a financial broker
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  • because of all the fees, whole life and VUL insurance are supposed to be a horrible 'investment'. You are better off buying term life, and investing the rest on your own.... Like PP said.

     

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  • I have a degree in financial planning, and what I always tell people is this....why are you purchasing "life insurance" in the first place? It's to ensure that there will be funds available should the unimaginable happen, correct? Look at that as an "expe
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  • Life insurance is not an investment. It is INSURANCE- however, think of life insurance as a tool to achieve a goal of yours. The truth is that BOTH types of insurance have their place, depending on what you want them to do for you.

    I see where Su

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