Whether we want to or not, we are living in a fast paced world. Time flies by and that “List of Things to Do” keeps getting longer and longer. One of the things you have probably thought about more than once is whether or not you should purchase a life insurance policy for you and your family. It might even have made a physical appearance on your ever growing “To Do” list.
For many people, the subject of life insurance can bring uncomfortable feelings to the surface, because thinking about death or unforeseen tragedy, whether it is your own or that of a loved one, is never pleasant.
There are tons of reasons not to buy whole life policies, especially as an investment. Most financial advisors tell their clients to stay away from whole life and invest their money elsewhere; buy a cheap term policy in the interim as a safety net.
The USCCB is organizing with Evangelical Christian groups, and other religious groups, to continue the battle against health insurance coverage. Their goal is to allow all businesses, (religious or not), to be allowed to opt-out of covering anything that the business owner has a religious or moral objection to in the health insurance plans that are offered to employees. 
According to the latest edition of Consumer Reports, to be released for March, so called “junk health plans”, also known as mini-meds insurance, continue to exist and will remain so until the full degree of the healthcare reform goes into effect.