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Life Insurance: Who Needs It And How Much Do You Need? Your friendly, neighborhood life insurance agent is most likely to answer this question with the word "everybody." The fact is, not everybody does need life insurance. If you don't have a family, you probably don't need life insurance unless, of course, you're a really nice person and just want to leave some money to a friend or a charity. If you do have a family, the question isn't do you need life insurance. The question is how much do you need? A life insurance sales representative may want you to apply some kind of formula. In years gone by, he or she might have told you that you need to buy insurance equal to four times your annual salary. So, if your annual salary is $50,000, you might have been told you need at least a $200,000 policy. Today, the same agent might tell you that you need eight times your annual salary or a $400,000 policy. In most cases, this is probably too simplistic an approach, as it tends to assume that you are your family's sole provider. Today, there are a number of other factors that should be taken into consideration. Does your spouse work or is he/she a stay-at-home mom or dad? Are you a single mother or father? And where does that put you? How old are your children? Will your surviving spouse be raising kids for three years or 15? If your spouse works, how much does he or she earn? If something should happen to you, is there family » Discuss it » Continue Reading »
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