When it comes to insurance, it can be easy to think in binary, black-or-white terms. You either have it or you don’t have it. When I ask people if about ...
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(Technically, this article should be titled “How WE money” because everything I do, I do it with my wife.) One of the things I pride myself on is providing financial ...
This week I gave a 30-minute presentation to a group of engineers. I talked about investing and insurance, while emphasising the importance of making financial and lifestyle decisions that are ...
You’ll never have the “right” amount of insurance, and that’s because we’re dealing with uncertainty. Working out how much insurance you need is hard. You can only tell whether you ...
If you know anything about me – from meeting me personally, reading this blog, or understanding how my business works – you’ll know that I’m very sensitive to conflicts of ...
Health insurers don’t provide advisers, let alone consumers, enough information to make rational health insurance decisions. This is my opinion. Let me explain. Last month I attended a professional development ...
Every so often, I stumble upon an insurance adviser who waxes lyrical on trauma insurance, otherwise known as critical illness insurance. They get really passionate about it. It seems to ...
Every so often, you’ll read about Kiwis being “under-insured”. Of course you’ll read about this, because the only people who care enough about insurance to create and publicise reports of ...
Insurance is a great tool for managing risk. It’s not for everyone, and it doesn’t cover all risks. But it’s a great tool for most people. Life insurance can ...
Note: I am NOT advocating for my own services here. I don’t recommend specific insurance products, help with applying for insurance and the underwriting process, or assist at time of ...
I’ve mothballed this article for the time being, until I have time to update it. If you want to be notified when this article is updated (while also getting access ...
Many insurance advisers provide terrific advice. However, this isn’t always the case. Here are two “red flags” that the advice you’ve received is sub-optimal. The adviser has recommended the same ...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: insurance is a vital part of having your financial house in order. We need to manage the catastrophic risks to which ...
I’m a HUGE advocate for insurance. Most people who are working should have some form of personal insurance. But I’m also a huge advocate for self-insuring when you can. And a ...
Many people are under-insured. That’s a fact. We don’t like thinking about worst case scenarios. “Sort out insurance” rarely gets to the top of the to-do list. Insurance can be ...