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Which is a better buy: universal life (UL) or participating whole life (WL) insurance?
There’s no simple answer to this. The best performing product (from a financial perspective), whether UL, WL or some other type of cash value life insurance, will likely be the one that reveals the most favorable interest earnings, actual expenses and mortality costs. Insurers earning the highest investment income, and who also incur the lowest expenses and the lowest mortality costs, are in the best position to offer life insurance at the lowest cost. This is true whether the cash value product being offered is UL or WL. You and your adviser should carefully examine the financial aspects of each product under consideration.


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