In this episode, we ask:

Debbie Wilder is a Bank on Yourself Authorized Advisor; prior to this she was a Systems Analyst for 20 years.  Financially, she and her husband did everything they were told to do – 401(k)s, IRAs, 529’s for their kids, paid their mortgage down faster, and so on.  And where did it get them?  On the stock market rollercoaster, losing 40% of their assets in 1999, and even more in the early 2000’s.  In 2005, Debbie learned about the Bank on Yourself method using specialized whole life insurance, and she never looked back.  It stopped the slide of their retirement assets, it created predictability for their future, her husband stopped watching the daily tickertape, and most importantly, it saved their marriage.  After opening 13 whole life insurance policies, she decided to help spread the word and become an Authorized Advisor.  She always wondered why this was not taught in high school or college, so she’s passionate about educating others about it.