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Chap 11-8
Section 8
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Finance
Undergraduate 4
10/26/2011

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what do many life insurers and premium quoting services have on their websites that calculates the amt of life insurance needed?
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interactive calculators
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most American families own an insufficient amt of
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life insurance
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people delay buying life insurance b/c although term insurance premiums have declined to historically low levels, consumers believe life insurance is
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too expensive to purchase
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people delay buying life insurance b/c consumers have difficulty in making correct decisions about
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purchasing life insurance
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ppl delay buying life insurance b/c many consumers procrastinate and never
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get around to it
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refers to what the insured policy owner gives up when life insurance is purchased
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opportunity cost of life insurance
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since income is limited, the purchase of life insurance reduces the amt of what type of income available for other high-priority needs?
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discretionary income
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after the pmt of high-priority expenses, many family heads have only a limited amt of discretionary income available to purchase life insurance, so the optimal amt of life insurance that should be purchased
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may not be possible
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after determining the amt of life insurance to purchase, the final step is to select the
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proper type of life insurance to purchase
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