Bank On Yourself: A financial plan you can count on
December 11, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 18 Comments
Oh what a roller-coaster year this has been! Our entire financial system and economy almost fell off a cliff.
And while there are some hopeful signs of new life in the economy, this year has also brought us:
- Massive bailouts
- A tripling of an already-bloated federal deficit
- A falling dollar
- Rising foreclosures (and likely to spike as billions of dollars in ARM’s are now coming up for adjustment)
- Major banks and investment houses taking on three times (!) the risk they were before the collapse
So what do you think next year has in store for us?
No one really knows for sure. (Well, except maybe the folks at the Psychic Hotline.) So how do you prepare for a very uncertain future?
Here’s a quick quiz that may reveal an answer for you…
What’s the one financial asset that increased in value during the market crash of 2008? And in 1929? And in every period of economic boom and bust in between?
Answer: The product used for Bank On Yourself: Cash-value life insurance.
As I’ve mentioned, my husband Larry and I now have 18 Bank On Yourself policies. I’ve picked one of them to show you how a dividend-paying whole life policy like this can grow over time – even when the markets are plummeting. It’s a great example of how Bank On Yourself gives you the peace of mind that lets you sleep at night.
Here’s how much this plan has grown each year since the beginning of 2000, a period that includes not one, but TWO devastating market crashes. In four of these years, the S&P 500 was down for the year, as you can see in this side-by-side comparison:
If you had put $10,000 into an S&P 500 Index fund at the beginning of 2000, how much do you think it would be worth today?
Take a guess before you read on.
Bank On Yourself success story video
December 2, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 9 Comments
In my best-selling book on Bank On Yourself, a number of folks shared the personal and intimate details of how they’ve been using Bank On Yourself to reach a variety of short-term and long-term personal and financial goals and dreams.
Perhaps one of the most inspiring stories was shared by Greg and Christy Gammon. Since I interviewed them, their lives have taken some interesting twists and turns, and their Bank On Yourself policies have come to the rescue in surprising ways.
This short video update, filmed during my national book tour, reveals the details. Just click the play button below…
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No two Bank On Yourself plans (policies) are alike. Each is custom-tailored, so yours would be uniquely suited to your goals and dreams. It’s easy to find out what your bottom-line numbers and results could be. Simply request your free Analysis here… and take the first step towards taking back control of your financial future. Why not do it now, while it’s fresh on your mind?
Videos reveal how Bank On Yourself turns dreams into reality
November 5, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · Leave a Comment
I think you’ll find the two short videos I’ve posted here of special interest, if you’ve been wondering how you’re going to reach your financial goals in today’s challenging environment.
The first video (filmed during my national book tour) reveals how the Corey Family is using Bank On Yourself to accomplish a number of goals and dreams, including:
- Funding their kids’ college educations without going broke
- Getting back their real estate taxes… and the cost of custom-made furniture they bought for their home
- Being on track to a six-figure-a-year retirement income they can predict and count on
Just click the play button below to find out how the Corey’s are doing all this…
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Viddler video.No two Bank On Yourself plans (policies) are alike. Each is custom-tailored, so yours would be uniquely suited to your goals and dreams. It’s easy to find out what your bottom-line numbers and results could be. Simply request your free Analysis here… and take the first step towards taking back control of your financial future. Why not do it now, while it’s fresh on your mind?
Now find out how the Bowsher Family used Bank On Yourself to help raise $100,000 for their church
Smartest financial move ever made?
October 15, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 1 Comment
Recently, a senior editor of the respected personal finance publication, Kiplinger, described the best financial move he’s ever made:
My wisest move was buying whole life insurance in the 1990s, precisely when countless books and articles mocked whole life as obsolete. My wife, Debbie, did the same. In the ten-plus years that we’ve paid $5,000 a year combined into our policies, both from extremely sound mutual-insurance companies, we’ve built substantial five-figure cash values, can borrow from them instantly at virtually no cost and haven’t paid a cent of tax on the earnings.”*
Like most people who have Bank On Yourself plans, Jeff’s only regret is probably that he didn’t put more into the policies!
It’s a virtual certainty that Jeff and Debbie’s policies are traditional dividend-paying whole life policies, rather than the specially-designed, super-charged variation used for the Bank On Yourself method.
Had Jeff and Debbie’s policies been designed the Bank On Yourself way, they’d have significantly more cash value now.
As the Dow moved through the 10,000 mark this week, a dose of reality is in order…
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What would it be like to not even care what the stock market is doing?
May 21, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · Leave a Comment
Here’s a few of the comments I’ve recently received from folks who use Bank On Yourself to reach a wide range of financial goals and dreams.
The first comes from Devin Smith, a subscriber from Colorado who sells advertising (reprinted with his permission):
“The Bank On Yourself program is fantastic! I received my first (annual) statement this month and couldn’t believe the growth in the policy is UP, not DOWN! And my policy has been in place during one of the worst stock market/financial meltdowns in history! I am absolutely sick when I receive my quarterly statements for my 401(k) – I’m down almost 50% in the past year.
I plan to start another Bank On Yourself plan as soon as I can. Thanks for introducing me to this wonderful financial tool.”
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Bank On Yourself receives endorsements from top experts in personal finance
February 24, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · 2 Comments
My book, Bank On Yourself, has been receiving some five-star endorsements from top experts in personal finance.
Check out what T. Harv Eker, #1 New York Times best-selling author of “The Millionaire Mind,” said:
If you’re looking for more of the same conventional financial advice, this isn’t the book for you. But if you’re prepared to take back control of your financial life once and for all, Bank on Yourself is a ground-breaking method that can put you on the fast track to reaching your goals and dreams.”
As Harv noted, Bank On Yourself really isn’t the same old financial advice people have been getting everywhere else. And that’s a good thing, don’t you think?
Because look where that’s gotten us – we’re deep in the midst of the greatest destruction of household wealth in history, with no quick fix in sight.
Bank On Yourself: The ultimate financial security blanket…
February 12, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · Leave a Comment
In my book on Bank On Yourself, you’ll meet Bill Liebler, one of the many folks who shared their experiences with Bank On Yourself. Bill gave me this update last week:
“As we’ve watched our IRA, 401(k), and stock portfolio dwindle, we are relieved we have a chunk of our net worth in our Bank On Yourself plan. It creates a place where our money is safe, the value didn’t drop, and in fact, has continued to increase every year. We really have been able to achieve peace of mind with this approach, and I strongly encourage everyone to look into it.”
I’m getting letters and emails echoing what Bill said every day, which is why I became convinced Americans have been brainwashed into believing they must accept risk, volatility and unpredictability to grow a sizable nest-egg.
Stay tuned, because I’m going to do a series of blog posts on why conventional saving, investing and financial planning methods don’t work… and what you can do about it.
How to stay safe and sane during the financial crisis…
February 8, 2009 by Pamela Yellen · Leave a Comment
How are folks who use Bank On Yourself faring today, during the greatest destruction of household wealth in history?
I just heard from the Wilder family, who told me how they “stayed sane” during the market crash:
“We have had Bank On Yourself plans for about three and a half years. They were what kept us sane during the stock market crash of 2008. Everything that was not in Bank On Yourself policies lost 32%,
but all of our Bank On Yourself policies grew. Our goal with it is to be free of all interest payments to lenders and to secure a retirement income stream we can count on. We have used the plans to purchase a new car and pay off our mortgage. It’s a pleasure to know our car cannot be repossessed and our home cannot be foreclosed on.”
Find out how people of all ages, incomes and backgrounds have taken back control of their financial future in my best-selling book, Bank On Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future