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Insurance Solutions

Insurance is essential to both growing and protecting your money. Provide for your loved ones while still being able to invest in their future.

Our Insurance Solutions

 

The ideal insurance plan brings calm assurance, empowering you to proactively mitigate risks that might otherwise lead to financial setbacks. This underscores the pivotal role of thoughtful insurance strategies within a holistic wealth management blueprint. Tailored insurance solutions yield distinct advantages, catering to the nuanced needs of individuals and businesses alike.  Chris's Team has access to our Insurance specialists, who will assess your choices and guide you toward the perfect insurance fit for your unique circumstances.*

How Insurance Benefits Individuals

Estate Preservation

Insurance serves as a crucial tool in offsetting expenses incurred at the time of death, ensuring the preservation of one's estate. Taxes and other future costs can all be offset by your insurance policies.

Wealth Creation

During the initial phases of accumulating wealth, insurance solutions offer a cost-effective means to establish a financial safety net in case of the loss of an income earner.

Tax Minimization

Tax-exempt insurance policies such as universal or whole life insurance can eliminate any taxes you pay on your investment growth, as well as those payable when you pass on.

Liquidity

In unforeseen circumstances, insurance proceeds provide essential funds to cover immediate expenses such as taxes, outstanding obligations, and last-minute financial needs. These proceeds are allowed to bypass the estate and will therefore be available much sooner.

Supplemental Retirement Income

Specific insurance solutions can contribute to a robust supplemental stream of retirement income.  The income earned from this strategy can potentially surpass returns from traditional fixed-income vehicles.

Diversification

Life insurance, as a distinctive asset class, adds an additional layer of diversification to an individual's overall asset allocation strategy. It complements the existing portfolio, enhancing the overall protection of the financial strategy.

Disability Protection

Disability insurance serves as a financial safeguard by providing funds to cover living expenses during periods of illness or accidents. Adequate disability coverage eliminates the risk of a significant loss of income for the family during challenging times.

How Insurance Benefits Business Owners

 

Funding Buyout Agreements

In the case of partnerships, the unforeseen events of a partner's death or disability can pose a significant threat to the continuity of the enterprise. Insurance emerges as a valuable tool for funding buyout agreements, ensuring that the surviving partner assumes full control of the business, while the family of the deceased or disabled partner receives fair compensation.

Maximize Corporate Assets

Through the utilization of insurance policies with tax-deferred growth features, corporate assets gain the advantage of avoiding certain forms of taxation. This approach allows these assets to flourish to a larger value compared to traditional investments. Furthermore, a substantial portion of the proceeds can be disbursed tax-free to the corporation upon the insured individual's demise

Minimize Corporate Taxes

When corporate assets are invested in fixed income securities, a well-structured insurance strategy not only significantly reduces taxable income but also diminishes the overall value of the business by the invested amount. This reduction in business value serves to alleviate the subsequent capital gains tax liability in a substantial manner.

The Result? Minimizing your borrowing costs while optimizing your returns sets you on a course towards long-term financial success.

*Insurance is only offered through a licensed Individual at Optimize to residents of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba. Chris Bell and Lisa Lesy are licensed in the province of British Columbia to provide advice on life insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance and segregated funds.