If-you-die insurance. Simple, inexpensive, and sometimes exactly the right answer. I'll tell you when it is.
Term covers you for a set window, usually 10, 20, or 30 years. If you die inside the window, your family gets the death benefit. If you outlive it, the policy ends and nothing accumulates. That's what keeps it inexpensive, and inexpensive protection for a real need beats no protection every time.
Young family, big mortgage, tight budget? Term is often the honest answer, and I'll say so in the first ten minutes.
The argument has a fair kernel. Term is cheap, and disciplined investing can do well. The catch is behavior, not math. Most people don't invest the difference, they spend it. And many who do invest ride the rollercoaster of human emotions, buying high and selling low.
If you have the discipline, term plus investing is a respectable plan. If you'd rather your savings compound somewhere guaranteed while staying available, that's the conversation about cash value, and there's a whole library upstairs on it.
Term shows up in almost every plan I build. Sometimes it's the whole answer. Often it's a rider inside a high cash value design, holding the death benefit up so the cash value can grow efficiently.
Convertible term is a useful on-ramp too. Lock in coverage while you're healthy, then convert to permanent later when cash flow allows, generally without a new exam.
Start with the basics playlist in the Learning Center. Term versus permanent, how much coverage to carry, and how to think about the exam.
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