Posts Tagged ‘Dave Ramsey’


Busting the Bank On Yourself high commission myth

There is no shortage of myths and misconceptions about Bank On Yourself or the specially designed whole life insurance policies used for this safe and proven wealth-building method.

Spilling the beans on the myth that financial advisors only sell whole life policies because they receive large commissions

One of the most commonly parroted myths is that financial advisors only sell whole life policies because they receive large commissions for doing so.

As I’ve often explained, when a Bank On Yourself Authorized Advisor helps design and implement a Bank On Yourself-type policy for a client, their commission is slashed by 50-70%.  (And, yes, that’s one reason most financial advisors won’t tell you about this, or will try to steer you to another more profitable product.)

But if you’ve been wondering exactly how much commission a Bank On Yourself Authorized Advisor makes on one of these policies, you needn’t wait any longer!

I just recorded a short Podcast spilling the beans on this.

You can learn the surprising truth by clicking on the play arrow below, or you can download the recording as an mp3 and listen to it on your own player or iPod now at:

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Think you have to risk your money to get big returns? Hogwash!

According to a recent comment on this blog, I’m full of it. Apparently, the author thinks I pulled the following statement out of my butt…

The reality is that the typical mutual fund investor has actually been losing 1 percent per year over the last 20 years, after adjusting for inflation.”

InflationThe statistic comes from the respected research firm, Dalbar, Inc., in its 15th annual study of mutual fund investor behavior. The study measures the returns investors actually get, not the returns they wished they got.

According to Lou Harvey, the president of Dalbar, the study once again revealed that

“investor returns lag what performance reports and prospectuses would lead one to believe is achievable. While those returns are theoretically achievable, the reality is that investors are not rational, and make buy and sell decisions at the worst possible moments.”

Let me paint a picture of how this happens: Lets say you do what the author (who calls himself “David K.”) of the rather nasty blog comment suggests and buy “simple index funds” and hold them for twenty years.

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What the financial gurus think they know about Bank On Yourself that just ain’t so

Dan Kennedy

One of my most influential mentors (Dan Kennedy) says,

If you don’t offend somebody by noon each day, you’re not doing much.”

So I want to thank Danny Snyder, whose post to this blog you’ll find below (exactly as he submitted it), for confirming that I am indeed doing something:

First of all using the words “money on steroids” immediatly puts you in the liar and non-trustworthy catagory. If you put in $5314.44 and your cash value is $2937.18 you need some ritilin, you are A.D.D. Dave Ramsey (who is in a catagory way above the likes of you and Suze Boreman) knows of what he speaks. Millions of people have changed their lives due to Dave’s advice. You need to tread very lighlty, if you want to succeed and prove yourself. Think… before you tear down people you do not know. I do actually Bank on Myself.

Your a scam!

Danny Snyder

On this website, I have stated that I agree with many of the basic principles taught by the financial “gurus” like Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman.  And I know they have helped turn around the financial lives of many.

However, there are two critical areas we differ on…

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