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Your Family Bank: Sustainable Prosperity Not Entitlement

Your Family Bank: Sustainable Prosperity Not Entitlement

November 20, 20233 min read

Your Family Bank: Sustainable Prosperity Not Entitlement


Instead of directly gifting money to children and grandchildren, which carries the risk of misallocation or unproductive use, your family bank can provide structured loans to them. These loans, governed by a formal process, can be directed towards endeavors that foster their success, independence, and self-sufficiency, while mitigating the potential for dependency on trust distributions.

By channeling funds through loans, the family bank plays an active role in guiding the financial development of successive generations. By fostering a sense of ownership and accountability, this approach will encourage responsible financial decisions, and promote the ability to navigate financial challenges independently. This approach not only safeguards the family's wealth but also empowers the next generation to achieve their full potential.

A well-structured and properly managed family bank can serve as a powerful wealth planning tool for building significant wealth within your trust. By utilizing a family bank, your trust can potentially benefit your family across multiple generations without facing erosion due to wealth transfer taxes like the gift tax, estate tax, and generation-skipping taxes.

The family bank seeks to instill financial prudence and responsibility among family members, guiding them toward making informed financial decisions and achieving long-term financial well-being. It also encourages engagement in productive endeavors that align with the family's shared values and aspirations, fostering a sense of purpose and contributing to the family's overall success.

By providing access to financial resources and guidance, the family bank empowers individual members to pursue their goals and make their mark on the world while upholding the family's values and legacy. It serves as a platform for a healthy financial education, promoting responsible money management and encouraging meaningful contributions to society especially where causes are aligned with the family's morals and values vision statement.

Funding a family bank within a trust structure involves the trust owning life insurance policies on the eldest insurable family members. Upon their passing, a portion of the death benefit is used to purchase life insurance policies on the next eldest generation, ensuring the continuity of the family bank's wealth accumulation and providing ongoing financial support for future generations. The remaining cash payout is retained by the trust, enabling it to continue managing and investing the family's wealth effectively. This approach offers a sustainable strategy for preserving and growing the family's wealth while providing financial security for multiple generations.

A family bank using cash-value life insurance as a funding mechanism is a financial strategy that utilizes the benefits of permanent life insurance to create a wealth-building and financial security tool for families. This approach combines the tax-free growth potential of cash-value life insurance with the infusion of cash that comes with the passing of the successive generations of insured family members.

Embark on a journey of generational wealth creation and legacy building with cash-value life insurance.

Discover how to establish your family bank, a financial cornerstone that will secure your family's future for generations to come.

Learn how to:

• Harness the power of cash-value life insurance to accumulate and protect your family's wealth.

• Establish a sustainable legacy that will empower your family to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

• Transform your financial goals into a tangible reality for you and your loved ones.

Embrace the opportunity to shape your family's legacy and provide a lasting impact for generations to come.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation with our experienced financial advisors.

Together, we'll unlock the potential of cash-value life insurance and pave the way for a prosperous and fulfilling future for your family

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Damaris R. Johnson

Master IUL Specialist c. 310.388.8212

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