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Guides, videos and calculators from Philip Setter, a licensed advisor since 2014 whose videos have 675,000+ views.
Mountain sports
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Mountain sportsCoverage for injuries you survive, not just the ones you don't.
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Mountain sportsHow insurers really treat climbers, and how to avoid an exclusion.
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Mountain sportsWhat counts as an extreme sport to an insurer, and how it affects your price.
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Mountain sportsA pre-trip checklist covering your will, beneficiaries, passwords and coverage.
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Mountain sportsFour insurers, up to $500k each, one application process. Here's the math.
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Mountain sportsWhat underwriters ask about avalanche terrain, and how to answer.
2 min readTerm life basics
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Term life basicsThe 10 most common life insurance myths, and what's actually true.
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Term life basicsWhen claims can actually be denied, and how to make sure yours isn't.
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Term life basicsA quick decision guide for who actually needs coverage.
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Term life basicsWhat life insurance costs versus what it actually protects.
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Term life basicsThe full primer on how life insurance works, step by step.
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Term life basicsThe jargon explained once, so you don't have to guess at it on an application.
4 min readCost and pricing
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Cost and pricingSix concrete signs you're paying more than you should for coverage.
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Cost and pricingWhat term life actually costs by age, and what moves the price.
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Cost and pricingA step-by-step way to buy coverage that's actually right for you.
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Cost and pricingFlexible and adjustable permanent coverage, but it needs active management.
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Cost and pricingGuaranteed, predictable, and expensive. Here's when that trade is worth it.
3 min readFamilies and mortgages
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Families and mortgagesUsually your own coverage matters more than a policy on your child.
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Families and mortgagesYour lender's mortgage insurance and a personal term policy are not the same product.
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Families and mortgagesThe best time is almost always now, because price only goes up with age.
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