Life Insurance Blog

BEDFORD LIFE INSURANCE AGENCY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY

January 21st, 2017

January 1, 1997, we started Reynold Jones Insurance Group. It is hard to believe that 20 years have come and gone! We started with just a handful of carriers in 1997 and now represent over 20 life insurance and annuity companies as we are involved in selling term life insurance, guaranteed universal life insurance, whole […]

Americans retiring despite financial squeeze

December 8th, 2016

Did you know that delaying the age at which you receive your Social Security benefits could give you a nice increase in benefits rather than receiving 100 % of your Social Security Benefits at age 66? Yes, if you waited until age 68 you can multiply your Full Retirement Benefit by 116%. If you waited […]

A Teacher Learns a Lesson About Planning for Retirement

November 17th, 2016

Troy, a professor who has spent his life helping others, now finds himself needing to catch up planning for his own retirement. What’s a teacher to do? Watch the short video below. retirement Plan or No Plan video 2:58 Have you planned adequately for your retirement?

GUARANTEED UNIVERSAL LIFE

October 28th, 2016

Guaranteed Universal Life Hi Reynold, I really like the GUL video, as it’s simple and understandable. 1. Do you position GUL the same way or do you have a different way of presenting GUL? I present GUL in much the same way in comparing it with the alternatives of term and whole life, […]

LITE BRITE

October 21st, 2016

Lite Brite Crisp black paper in palpable suspense stretched out eyes ready for creation. We found its joy in Lite Brite, in clowns and trains of rainbows, where the warm buzz of the lamp turned to magic in our hands; in the clink and clank of Lincoln Logs; in the tap-tap-tap of Tinker Toys—a greenhouse, […]

Let’s Get Organized: Making Meals Simple

September 16th, 2016

Making Meals Simple Every family has their go to meals that are easy family favorites, but if you are like our family, it can be easy to get stuck in the same patterns week after week. We often forget a fantastic meal we made once. That is why we have come up with a system […]

Let’s Get Organized: Closet Organization

September 9th, 2016

Closet Organization We live in a country of plenty where we often have way more clothes in our closets and dressers than we will probably ever wear. If you are anything like me, you probably have your favorite items and stick to wearing them. Then you have a whole slew of items that you like but […]

Millennials: Slow down, sit down and have a discussion

September 8th, 2016

I recently read an article in Employee Benefit News, titled “Millennials distrupt traditional benefits for modern priorities” The following are some excerpts and comments from that article: The percentage of young workers who understand insurance products is well below that of older workers. As I read the article I pondered a number of potential reasons […]

Employee Benefits – Have You Checked Yours?

September 2nd, 2016

The TRS School District Open Enrollment period for Employee Benefits is officially closed. Certainly, it is satisfying to assist employees making all important benefit decisions for the upcoming school year. By the same token, it is somewhat disheartening to know that more than 75% of the employees do not come in for individual consultation. One […]

Let’s Get Organized: Summer Recipes

August 19th, 2016

Summer Meal Recipe These following recipes pair great for a fresh summer meal of which you will definitely be wanting seconds! Fresh Quinoa Salad 4 cups cooked Quinoa ½ c. Cranberries ½ c. Walnuts, coarsely shopped 2 cooked chicken breasts, sliced ½ c. Feta 1/3 c. balsamic vinegar Combine and enjoy! Minty Watermelon 4 cups […]

Could you live on just $32,000 per year in retirement?

August 5th, 2016

Could you live on just $32,000 per year in retirement? Many retirees already do, according to a survey by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. The estimated median annual household income among retirees is $32,000, and more than half of retirees (53%) live on less than $50,000, according to “The Current State of Retirement: A Compendium of Findings […]

Let’s Get Organized! The laundry

July 29th, 2016

Let’s Get Organized! Laundry Laundry and keeping your clothes organized can be very overwhelming tasks sometimes. One of the best ways to keep on top of this is to create a system you know will work for you and stick with it. For example, one thing I know about myself is that I don’t always […]