How much life insurance do you need? Enter your current assets, expenses, income and let us determine how much life insurance you need. You can also adjust the inflation rate and your expected rate of return to see how these variables can impact your insurance needs. Press the report button to see a year by year breakdown of your family's future income and expenses.
Definitions
Inflation rate
This is the rate that you expect your expenses to rise. Your total expenses
are increased by this rate for each year you require income. The income you
would receive from your life insurance policy is used to cover any shortfalls
between your expected income from all sources and your expenses.
Income tax
This is your income tax rate. Changing this rate only affects your interest
income from your investments. All other income and expenses should be entered
on an after tax basis.
Cash and savings
Total you have in cash, checking accounts, savings accounts or other accounts
that can be used to help cover expenses.
Home equity
Total amount of equity in your home that you are willing to use toward your
living expenses. Only include the home equity that you consider available
to use toward your living expenses. For example, the equity you would make
available by selling your home and moving into a smaller one.
Investments
Total value of all investments that you are willing to use toward your living
expenses.
Other
Any other assets that you may be willing to sell or liquidate.
Estate or inheritance taxes on assets
Taxes that are required to be paid on your assets at death.
Probate costs
Probate costs cover a state's legal fees for disbursing the assets of the deceased.
You may incur significant probate costs, depending on your state of residence,
even if you have a will.
Funeral costs
All costs required to cover the cost of the funeral.
Uninsured medical costs
Any medical costs that are not covered by your medical insurance. Make sure
to include any deductibles.
Debt repayment
Credit card debt, auto loans, home equity loans, mortgages or other debt that
you wish to repay. Providing the ability to repay these loans if you were
to die can significantly help your family meet its monthly living expenses.
College fund for children
Amounts you wish to provide your surviving children to cover future college
expenses.
Spouse income from work
Income expected from your spouse after your death. If your spouse needs education
or retraining, make sure that the starting year for this income provides
adequate time to complete.
Social security survivor benefits
Depending on your work history, your family may qualify for social security
benefits.
Living expenses with children at home
Total monthly expenses while your children are living at home. This should
include all monthly expenses except child care.
Living expenses with children gone
Total monthly expenses after your children have left home. This should include
all monthly expenses.
Children's education expenses
Monthly expenses for your children's education expenses. If your children have
not yet entered college, and have no other educational expenses, leave this
amount at zero and enter an amount in the college fund entry fields in the
total expenses at death section.
Retraining and education for spouse
Monthly expenses expected to cover any cost of education or retraining for
your spouse to re-enter the workforce.
Other expenses
Any other monthly expenses not included above.
Savings balance
The amount of funds available to your family after your expenses at death have
been covered. This includes any current life insurance.
Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use. We can not and do not guarantee their accuracy or their applicability to your circumstances. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.
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