How Much Life Insurance Should I Have ?
 

Principle - The objective of this needs analysis is to provide you with an accurate calculation of your life insurance needs. This model is based upon the assumption that your current assets will not be liquidated to meet your family's income requirements and that income needs will continue for children until they are fully educated and other beneficiaries until life expectancy. No social security benefits are included in this model.

Beneficiaries to be protected

 Are You
 
Married ?
Yes
No  
 
If you are not married, how many years will  you need to provide support ?  

 Spouse's
 Age ?
     
 Do You Have
 Children ?
Yes
No
 
Age of Youngest Child ?  

       
 1.  Life Insurance Enforce   
    Current death benefit of all your insurance.  

$

 2.  Other Assets   
    What is the value of your other assets?
 (Include any asset except the net equity in your home
  that could generate an investment return to offset
  the monthly income needed?)
 

$

 3.  Rate of Return    
   What is the appropriate rate of return?
 
(In determining your need for life insurance we must use a rate of
  return assumption to be applied to both your invested assets and
  the life insurance benefits paid. e.g. : 6%, 8%, 10% )
 

%

 4.  Inflation Rate    
   What inflation rate should be used?
 
(Life insurance benefits are paid out over many years. With such
  an extended period of payments it is appropriate to include an
  inflation rate to be certain that benefits keep pace with inflation.  
  e.g. : 2%, 3%, 4% )
 

%

 5.  Federal Tax Rate    
   What is your tax rate?
 
( Life insurance benefits are not typically subject  to income taxes.
  But the interest earned on those benefits is taxable. Please indicate
  your approximate combined state and federal income tax rate. e.g. :
  30%, 35%, 40%, 45%)
 

%

 6.  Monthly Income    
   After tax income needed by your beneficiaries !
  (How much would your beneficiaries need to maintain their current
   standard of living, do not include a housing cost )
 

$

       
  Amount of Insurance to support Income needs     $       
 7.  Housing Cost    
   a.  What is the total dollar amount of your mortgage?   $
        or    
   b.  What is your monthly rent?
 
(If you are supporting two households you will need to complete
  both a & b )

  $
 
   Subtotal of Housing Cost  
  $        
 8.  College Education    
   Do you have children that you would want to provide
 education funds?
  Yes
No
       
   What are the ages of the children for whom you want
  to provide funds?
     First
  
Second
   Third
       
   Are you funding for Public or Private Education?
 
(For the purposes of this calculation we assume public school is 
  $15,000/year and private is $30,000/year for a 4 year education)
  Private
Public
 
 
 
Subtotal of Education Requirement  
  $       
     
Total Additional Life Insurance Needed  
  $