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3 tax buckets. Most people only use 2. 💸 Taxable → pay tax now 🕐 Tax-deferred (401k/IRA) → pay tax later 💎 Tax-FREE (IUL) → never pay tax again Your IUL bucket: 🔑 Grows with the market - 0% loss floor 🚨 Funds emergencies, real estate & college 🏖️ Pays you tax-free income at retirement 📈 No RMDs. No limits. No market losses. DM "BUCKET3" to start

Quick poll - biggest LTC fear? A) Cost wiping out savings B) Burdening family C) Losing independence D) Haven't thought about it Drop your answer 👇 #LongTermCare #RetirementPlanning #Poll

@CStudemeyer Happy birthday to her. Behind every focused professional is someone holding it all together. That kind of support is the real foundation of Long Term success.

Happy birthday to my wife. The person who keeps everything running while I’m out here talking about life insurance on the internet. Grateful for her and our kids every day.

@theficouple CD locks in 4.5% but caps your upside. There are strategies that offer market-linked growth with a 0% floor. Worth exploring before committing.

Spoke with a doctor from Austin, TX: They currently have $140,000 in a savings account. Considering putting it in the S&P 500 but worried about value now being all time high. May instead put their money in a 12 month CD giving them guaranteed 4.5%. ...What would you do!?

📉 Big news: Linked Benefit LTC Insurance prices dropped UP TO 27% in 2024. This is the best time in years to lock in coverage. Prices won't stay this low. #LTC #NowIsTheTime

Most people have a retirement plan. Very few have a tax-free retirement income strategy. The difference in outcome over 20 years is significant.

@Codie_Sanchez Every industry has a top 20% who leverage the right tools. In wealth building, those tools include tax-free growth strategies most people never hear about.

@amitisinvesting Stock picks get the attention. Tax-free accumulation strategies that grow regardless of market conditions build the foundation that most investors overlook entirely.

WALL STREET BETS TOP UPVOTED STOCKS GOING INTO 2026: 1. $AMZN 2. $RKLB 3. $ASTS 4. $GOOGL 5. $NBIS 6. $RDDT 7. $POET 8. $SOFI 9. $PATH 10. $MU It’s a very WSB type of list but I do think some of these can have a strong 2026, $AMZN being my top pick from the list.

@MrMikeInvesting Generational wealth requires more than stock picks. Tax-free accumulation, protected growth, and income strategies are what actually transfer wealth to the next generation.

These 7 stocks are going to dominate the markets heading into 2026 and will create generational wealth for many… 1. $TSLA 2. $AMD 3. $BABA 4. $BMNR 5. $HIMS 6. $UNH 7. $OSCR Don’t miss your chance to take advantage of these picks before their incoming euphoric squeezes…

@ramit Great point. Most people know what to do financially but still fall short. The right structure removes behavior from the equation and builds wealth quietly.

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@LonestarMoney Studies show most people never invest the difference. A strategy with built-in accumulation removes human behavior from the equation.

Mathematically, the best thing to do is term. 95% cheaper than whole life. Invest the difference. But that doesn’t require a second and third step to build wealth. And we all know Americans are not good with money. They would probably upgrade their car or go on vacation instead of maxing out their Roth IRA.

The wealthiest families have used permanent life insurance as a financial tool for decades. It is not about the death benefit. It is about what you can build tax-free while you are alive.

@CStudemeyer Great point. Employer coverage is a starting point, not a plan. A properly structured private policy can cover the gap and work as a living financial asset.

A quick realization moment for many clients: Your employer offers 1-2x salary for life insurance typically. Your mortgage is generally 3-5x your salary. Most people have never actually sat down and done the math on what their family is left with.

@LonestarMoney Agreed, context matters. When designed for living benefits and Tax-Advantaged growth, permanent life insurance is a powerful wealth building tool not just protection.

One of the few situations where whole life is beneficial… what’s lost in this discussion is these families amassed generational wealth then invested in whole life. Not the other way around which it’s sold as to broke unknowing people. Plus it comes with a fat commission for the selling agent

A Linked Benefit life+LTC policy gives you: LTC coverage when needed Death benefit if unused Cash value while living No 'use it or lose it.' 📩 DM me 'LINKED' #LongTermCare #LifeInsurance

@KurtSupeCPA This is one of the most overlooked retirement planning problems. Beyond Roth conversions, there are structures designed to stay outside the IRS reach entirely.

ME: The IRS has a plan for your IRA. You are not going to like it. THEM: What do you mean? ME: At 75 they force you to take money out whether you need it or not. THEM: My accountant says it is too late and I should just keep taxes low. ME: Low taxes this year or low taxes over your lifetime? Those are not the same strategy. THEM: He has done my taxes for 25 years. ME: Does he model your RMDs? THEM: Not really. ME: You retired at 62 with $2 million in your IRA. At 7% growth you never touch it for 13 years. At 75 that account is worth $4.8 million. Your RMD that year is $196,000. Add $90,000 in Social Security and other income and you are over $328,000. You are in the 24% bracket pushing toward 32% and deep inside IRMAA Tier 2. Higher Medicare premiums every year with no way to fix it after the fact. THEM: Those thresholds adjust for inflation. ME: At 2% annually your IRA still grows four times faster. The brackets move slowly. Your account does not. THEM: My accountant never showed me this. ME: You just retired. This window opened today. Strategic Roth conversions right now change everything about what 75 looks like. THEM: How much time do we have. ME: That depends on how long you wait to start. This is not financial advice. Consult a qualified financial professional before making any financial decisions. The scenarios described are hypothetical and for illustrative purposes only.

@RyanDetrick Great time to lock in gains into a structure with a zero loss floor. What goes up can come down. The smart move is protecting what you have built.

The S&P 500 is having a huge April, up more than 9% right now. 10 other times in history it gained >5%. May was higher 9 of those times and both the Sell in May (May - Oct) period and the rest of the year were up substantially better than the average returns.

2024 LTC Cost Snapshot: 🏥 Nursing Home (pvt): $10,646/mo 🏡 Assisted Living: $5,900/mo 🏠 Home Aide: $5,900/mo ☀️ Adult Day: $2,167/mo Which can YOUR retirement cover? #LTC #RetirementCosts

At age 73 the IRS requires you to withdraw from your retirement accounts whether you need the money or not. These Required Minimum Distributions are fully taxable and can increase your Medicare premiums. Planning now reduces the impact significantly. #TaxFreeRetirement

@kslesinski1 @KurtSupeCPA Fair point on pensions .. promises aren't guarantees. What I'm talking about isn't dependent on a company, government, or market cooperating. It's contractually protected. Different animal entirely.

@rockwellfs @KurtSupeCPA Was talking about the potential of higher tax rate when we pull at 59 1/2. There is no 1 for 1 fix. Just like people that cry about boomer pension and for get about excelon multiple airline and steel companies that never paid said pension. Worked with a guy from pan Am sucks

@rockwellfs @KurtSupeCPA Don’t Roth 401 fix that issue.

The real estate parallel is exact - borrow, deploy, asset keeps compounding. The key: design the policy for liquidity first, NOT death benefit. Built right, your money works in two places at once.

This works for the investor or business owner who has a specific capital need in the next 1-3 years, wants their money growing tax-advantaged while they wait, and has the discipline to treat the loan like a real obligation. It requires the right carrier. The right design. Someone who actually knows how to structure it. Most IUL criticism is aimed at policies never designed for this purpose. That’s not a product problem. That’s a distribution problem. End of Thread!

Real estate investors borrow against their portfolio to fund deals all the time. Most don’t know they can do the same thing with a life insurance policy and have their borrowed cash continuing to earn interest outside of the deal at the same time. Here’s how it works🧵