How to Retain Executives Without Raising Salaries
Life insurance-funded executive plans can serve as a lifelong wealth strategy—offering protection,

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An executive bonus plan is offered as a bonus to the employee, which is directly deposited into a life insurance policy. The bonus is considered to be compensation and is deductible to the employer and taxable to the employee The employee owns the policy and the cash value and can select a beneficiary to receive the life insurance benefit at his or her death.
Appreciation
Beneficiary Benefit
Cash Surrender Value
Post Retirement Benefits
Cost-Effective
Financial Incentives
Tax Deductible Bonuses
Retaining Key Employees
Indexed Universal Life Insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that has a cash value component and a death benefit. As well as a component that is tied to a stock market index. The cash value growth depends on the performance of that index. These policies offer higher potential returns than other forms of life
insurance.
Death Benefit
Tax Advantage
Loan Availability
Flexible Premium
Cash Value Growth
No Limit Contribution


Indexed Universal Life Policies offer higher potential returns than other forms of life insurance, Indexed universal life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that has a cash value component and a death
benefit. You can take cash value from your policy to use for anything you choose via policy loans and withdrawals. Interest is credited based on a fixed rate or how indexed accounts perform. While not directly invested in the stock market, the interest credited to an indexed account is based on
the performance of the index. Each indexed account includes a minimum crediting rate of 0% that protects you from market based loss, it may also include a maximum
crediting rate that would limit growth as well.
Tax Free
Cash Value
Flexible Contribution
Unlimited Contribution
Living Needs Benefits
Interest Rate Protection
Written By:
Adam Ibrahim
Owner & Licensed Agent
Adam Ibrahim, the founder of Protect Fortunes, is a nationally licensed insurance agent with authorization in all 50 states. With more than two decades of experience, he has guided over 3,000 clients and helped secure more than $2 billion in life insurance coverage.
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