This retirement savings vehicle is not a qualified plan or an investment that goes inside one. It’s also not a Roth, annuity, or a common Life Insurance policy.
It is a permanent Life Insurance policy that allows its owners to tie accumulation values to a stock market index, without the risk of loss due to market decline that is all too common in most retirement savings vehicles.
Indexed universal Life Insurance (IUL) policies typically contain a minimum guaranteed fixed interest rate component along with the indexed account option. IUL’s give policyholders the security of fixed universal life insurance with the growth potential of a policy linked to indexed returns.
An IUL is an excellent product in which to save money now to produce a steady, tax-free cash flow later in retirement.
The following are some of the advantages of using indexed universal life to save for retirement…