term life insurance

Fixed-period protection

Term life insurance is life insurance that covers you for a specific period—typically 10, 20, or 30 years.

If you die during the term, beneficiaries receive the death benefit; if you outlive it, coverage ends with no payout.

Term policies are cheaper than whole life insurance because they build no cash value: We bought term life insurance when our kids were born.

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Coverage lasting until death

universal life insurance · burial insurance · annuity

financial planning approach

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Assuming risk personally

emergency fund · investment portfolio · savings account · no insurance

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