Life Insurance, Explained
A plain-English guide to life insurance and indexed universal life—from the fundamentals to the fine print, including the mechanics, assumptions, costs, and riders that often get overlooked.

Is Indexed Universal Life (IUL) a Bad Investment? 7 Common Criticisms, Tested on One Real Policy

Buy Term and Invest the Rest vs. Indexed Universal Life (IUL): The Death Benefit and the Cash Value, on One Real Policy

Was It Just Lucky Timing? A Case Study of How Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Handles Sequence-of-Returns Risk

Is the Tax-Free Advantage of Indexed Universal Life (IUL) as Good as It's Claimed to Be? A 2026 Case Study Against Investing in the S&P 500 Yourself

Why Can an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Death Benefit Increase? Understanding the Cash Value Corridor

Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Death Benefit Options: How Do Level and Increasing Death Benefits Work?

How to Access Cash Value in an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Policy: Surrender vs. Loan

Is Indexed Universal Life (IUL) a Good Investment? 5 Selling Points, Tested on One Real Policy

What Would an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Policy Have Earned Over the Last 30 Years? Capped vs. Uncapped

How Fast Is Your Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Money Really Growing?

How Much Does an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Policy Cost? IUL Fees, in Context

How Much Can You Actually Borrow From an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Policy? A Case Study

How to Stress-Test an Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Policy Under Different Market Conditions

Demystifying Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Loans

Understanding Indexed Universal Life (IUL): Architecture, Mechanics, and Trade-Offs

The Evolution of Life Insurance: Why Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Is Designed the Way It Is

How Life Insurance Works: From First Principles to Permanent Coverage