Entries by Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA

Should I Stay or Should I Go? – Market Timing

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – September 1, 2020 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: The stock market has increased so much in the last five years that I was thinking about selling all my stocks and mutual funds. What are they key considerations of such a change? The […]

How High Are Property Taxes in Your State? 2018

Click to Enlarge How High Are Property Taxes in Your State? 2018 Note: The figures in this table are mean effective property tax rates on owner-occupied housing (total real taxes paid divided by total home value). As a result, the data exclude property taxes paid by businesses, renters, and others. D.C.’s rank does not affect […]

The Michigan Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program – Long Term Care University

Long Term Care University – Question of the Month – 08/15/20 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: Some insurance companies offer Partnership Qualified long term care insurance policies. Can you explain what that means, what advantages it may provide and details on the Michigan Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program? The Problem – Limited Long […]

Are Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies as Good as They Sound? – Part 3

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – August 1, 2020 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: We read the articles ‘Are Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policies as Good as They Sound?’ Part 1 and Part 2. Can Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies be designed to maximize tax-free disbursements? The Problem […]

Are Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies as Good as They Sound? – Part 2

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – August 1, 2020 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q: We read the article ‘Are Indexed Universal Life Insurance Policies as Good as They Sound?’ Part 1.  Can Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies be designed to maximize the tax-free death benefit? The Problem […]

Are Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies as Good as They Sound? – Part 1

Money Matters – Skloff Financial Group Question of the Month – August 1, 2020 By Aaron Skloff, AIF, CFA, MBA Q:  We are interested in permanent life.  Are Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance policies as good as they sound?  The Problem – Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies Can be Confusing Indexed Universal Life (IUL) […]

Digitization of Daily Life Is Here to Stay

Click to Enlarge Source: Capital Group Companies Digitization of Daily Life Is Here to Stay After strong growth, e-commerce is still a fraction of U.S. retail sales. E-commerce as a percent of total U.S. retail sales has grown from 4.2% on 03/31/2010 to 11.8% on 03/31/2020.  Click Here for Your Long Term Care Insurance Quotes […]