Have you heard about Infinite Banking, but somehow feel left with a bad taste in your mouth and you’re not sure why? We are airing some of the biggest Infinite Banking objections most people have in regards to whole life insurance.

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So, whether you’ve heard that it’s trash value insurance, it’s more expensive than term, it takes years to grow your cash value, the returns are garbage, or that the insurance company keeps your cash value when you die … and these dangers you’ve heard about whole life insurance may have also sounded believable, we’ll talk about each. 

Today, we’re walking through a specific listener question that outlines probably every one-liner objection you’ve ever heard about whole life insurance.

So, if you want to understand the facts, find out the truth, and make educated decisions about life insurance and your finances … tune in now!

Table of contentsWhy We’re Answering Infinite Banking ObjectionsClaim #1: IBC is a Gimmick Whole Life InsuranceClaim #2: Whole Life Insurance is Too ExpensiveOwning vs. RentingClaim #3: Whole Life Insurance is Built on Empty PromisesClaim #4: The First Few Premiums Are Agent CommissionsClaim #5: The ROI is GarbageClaim #6: The Cash Value Isn’t Included in the Death ClaimClaim #7: You Have to Borrow Against Your Own MoneyRecycling MoneyClaim #8: Just Because It’s an Established Product, Doesn’t Mean It’s a Good OneClaim #9: Only Those Who Don’t Sell Insurance Can Be TrustedClaim #10: Dividends Are a Return of OverpaymentClaim #11: Cash Value is a Scam“Paying Yourself Interest”Additional Resource:Book A Strategy Call

Why We’re Answering Infinite Banking Objections

Frequently on our podcast, we receive comments from people who have infinite banking objections. Either they don’t understand whole life insurance, or they have misconceptions of what it can and cannot do. Sometimes, these comments can be downright argumentative. 

We get it, we do. There’s a lot of financial advice out there, and much of it is conflicting. We’re not in the business of convincing people who simply want to argue, however, we do hope that by answering some of these Infinite Banking objections, we can truly connect with people who are open-minded and want to understand. 

Claim #1: IBC is a Gimmick 

A common Infinite Banking objection is that it’s a tactic or gimmick to “sucker” people into buying whole life insurance. Typically, people who make this objection believe whole life insurance to be a scam. This, however, stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of life insurance, and why people can and do want life insurance. This idea also highlights a particular misunderstanding about what IBC can and cannot do. 

We address many of these claims in our blog post, “Is Infinite Banking a Scam?” However, we wanted to touch on the idea here, too. IBC is not just a gimmick, it’s a concept that can be applied to how you use whole life insurance. Infinite banking, essentially, is a concept that guides the design of a whole life insurance policy, as well as the usage of leverage. 

It is not a get-rich-quick scheme, a magic solution, or an infinite pool of money. It is a school of thought that one can apply to your money. Some of the primary principles of IBC are liquidity, leverage, and uninterrupted compounding interest. Whole life insurance happens to be an ideal asset for applying these principles and more. 

[11:35] “Gimmicks don’t last.” 

IBC, however, has lasted.

Whole Life Insurance

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