This book covers all aspects of life insurance planning. Specifically, it covers how to estimate the need and choose the right policy and right company for a client, and it describes the different types of life insurance available and the different ways life insurance can be used to meet a clients planning goals. This book is designed to be highly useful to students, CPAs, attorneys, trust officers, and others whose professional task is to advise others. Because it carefully defines each new term, it will also be of immense use to the layperson searching for a reliable objective source of information and to the professional searching for perspective. Key Selling Points: describes the particular tool or technique, its advantages and disadvantages, alternatives, and frequently asked questions and answers, allowing quick comprehension and comparison of the tools and techniques; explains the income and transfer tax consequences of life insurance, ensuring that the solution chosen will accomplish the clients goals and objectives; discusses many different ways to use life insurance, from life insurance trusts to life insurance in qualified plans; and covers over 10 different types of policies, from term to variable universal life insurance. Discover proven methods for determining needs and close more sales than ever before with helpful hints throughout. Unique charts, checklists, and real-world examples help immediately apply skills and identify the impact of new regulations on existing paradigms.