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Retirement, insurance and estate resiliencePrompt 095

Calculate life-insurance need

Avoids both rule-of-thumb underinsurance and automatic overinsurance.

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“Estimate a life-insurance range using income replacement, debt payoff, education goals, childcare, existing assets and survivor income. Show which assumptions drive the range.”

Context Silvia can use

Income, debts, family goals, assets and existing policies.

What a strong answer includes

Coverage range and sensitivity table.

Useful follow-ups

  • Use a needs-based approach only.
  • Model the surviving spouse returning to work.

Ask Silvia about your actual financial life

Connect the relevant accounts, add the goal or constraint that matters, and ask Silvia to show the evidence and assumptions behind the answer.

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