Hold your financial course or change your course?
June 15, 2010 by Pamela Yellen · 5 Comments
The Dow has dropped below 10,000 several times recently – a level it first reached more than eleven years ago and has since bounced over and back an astonishing 63 times!
Millions of people who were counting on their homes to help fund their retirement now have no equity to count on, because they owe more than their homes are worth.
Credit is still extremely tight for both businesses and consumers, underscoring just how little control we have when we have to rely on other people’s money.
As we face continuing economic challenges, many people are wondering… what does the future hold?
Ever hear the old saying, “Change is the only constant?” Today that is clearly true more than ever! Stephen Covey, author of the run-away best seller, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, tells the following story:
How will the debt crisis affect Bank On Yourself?
May 13, 2010 by Pamela Yellen · 20 Comments
A question we are getting frequently right now is how safe is your money in a Bank On Yourself plan if the debt crisis in Europe continues and spreads to the United States?
Let’s start by answering the question…
Life insurance companies are highly regulated and required to maintain sufficient reserves to ensure they can pay all future claims.
They are regularly audited by the state insurance commissioners’ offices, and sometimes by dozens of states, to ensure they are on solid financial ground. And a multi-layer safety net exists to assure your money in a life insurance policy is secure.
You may be wondering, “What about AIG?” Many people missed the fact that AIG’s problems were caused by a holding company, not its life insurance subsidiaries. Their insurance companies were walled off from the problems, have always been solvent and did not receive a bailout.
The companies recommended by Bank On Yourself Authorized Advisors are among the financially strongest life insurance groups in the world.
They enjoy some of the strongest surplus positions in the industry, approximately double the industry average.
These companies are, in essence, owned by policyowners, rather than stockholders, which allows them to focus on the long-term interests of policy holders, rather than the short-term demands of Wall Street.
Here’s what the companies used for Bank On Yourself invest in:
Six Frequently Asked Questions about Bank On Yourself
November 13, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 6 Comments
I thought you might find it helpful to have the answers to the six questions about Bank On Yourself 
we’re most often asked – right at your fingertips.
How many of these questions have you been wondering about?
FAQ #1: 
How does Bank On Yourself compare with traditional investing and savings strategies?
You can compare the Bank On Yourself method to traditional investments here, including stocks and mutual funds, a 401(k), a ROTH plan, real estate, gold, commodities and several other investments.
If there’s a different financial product or strategy that you think can match or beat the Bank On Yourself method, I encourage you to take the $100,000 Challenge. If you’re right, you could pick up an easy $100K!
FAQ #2: 
How does Bank On Yourself let you recapture every penny you pay for major purchases like cars, vacations, business equipment or a college education?
I’ve summarized this in a short video overview of how Bank On Yourself works.
However, for a more detailed explanation, you’ll want to review Chapters 2, 6, and pages 52-54 of my best-selling book, Bank On Yourself. If you don’t have the book, we offer a 35% discount on it.
FAQ #3: I’ve heard people like Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman say whole life insurance is a lousy place to put your money. Is a Bank On Yourself-type policy different from the kind they’re talking about?
No new taxes?!?
September 19, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 3 Comments
Did you know that the U.S. income tax was first instituted in 1913?
1913 Form 1040 Tax Return
I recently came across a copy of the very first IRS Income Tax Form 1040 our forefathers were required to file and wanted to share it with you.
But BEFORE I show you the rest of it, take a guess at the answers to these four questions:
- What percentage of taxable income do you think the average family paid back then?
- What was the top percentage paid by the very wealthiest Americans?
- How many pages long do you think that first tax return was?
- How many pages were the instructions needed to complete the form?
The answers to these questions may shock you!
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